Kerrville - Midland

On January 2, 1974 at 08:45 AM, Kerrville - Midland experienced a crash involving Rockwell Aero Commander 560, operated by Jim Lewis, with the event recorded near Kerrville Texas.

The flight was categorized as executive/corporate/business and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

2 people were known to be on board, 2 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 1, passenger fatalities: 1, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. Few minutes after takeoff from Kerrville Airport, the pilot encountered poor weather conditions with low ceiling, rain falls and fog. While cruising in clouds, the pilot suffered a spatial disorientation and lost control of the airplane that entered a dive. During the descent, the left wing detached and the airplane crashed in an open field. The airplane was destroyed upon impact and both occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration N701W, MSN 560-562, year of manufacture 1957.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 30.0485°, -99.1399°.