Savannah - Savannah
Flight / Schedule
Savannah - Savannah
Aircraft
Gulfstream GIIRegistration
N720Q
MSN
58
Year of Manufacture
1969
Date
June 24, 1974 at 04:45 PM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Training
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Plain, Valley
Crash Location
Kline South Carolina
Region
North America • United States of America
Coordinates
33.1260°, -81.3426°
Crash Cause
Technical failure
Narrative Report
On June 24, 1974 at 04:45 PM, Savannah - Savannah experienced a crash involving Gulfstream GII, operated by IBM - International Business Machines, with the event recorded near Kline South Carolina.
The flight was categorized as training and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.
3 people were known to be on board, 3 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.
Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 3, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.
The listed crash cause is technical failure. The crew departed Savannah-Intl Airport on a training flight. While in cruising altitude over South Carolina, the airplane went out of control and entered a dive. It completed a 360 turn then crashed in a marshy field. All three crew members were killed.
Aircraft reference details include registration N720Q, MSN 58, year of manufacture 1969.
Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 33.1260°, -81.3426°.
Fatalities
Total
3
Crew
3
Passengers
0
Other
0
Crash Summary
The crew departed Savannah-Intl Airport on a training flight. While in cruising altitude over South Carolina, the airplane went out of control and entered a dive. It completed a 360 turn then crashed in a marshy field. All three crew members were killed.
Cause: Technical failure
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
3
Passengers On Board
0
Estimated Survivors
0
Fatality Rate
100.0%
Known people on board: 3
Operational Details
Schedule / Flight
Savannah - Savannah
Flight Type
Training
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Plain, Valley
Region / Country
North America • United States of America
