Savannah - Savannah

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.

Flight / Schedule

Savannah - Savannah

Aircraft

Gulfstream GII

Registration

N720Q

MSN

58

Year of Manufacture

1969

Date

June 24, 1974 at 04:45 PM

Type

CRASH

Flight 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

Aircraft Details

Aircraft

Gulfstream GII

Registration

N720Q

MSN

58

Year of Manufacture

1969