Phoenix - Butte

On November 12, 1974 at 06:04 PM, Phoenix - Butte experienced a crash involving Rockwell Grand Commander 690, operated by Montana Power Company, with the event recorded near Kingston Utah.

The flight was categorized as ferry and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

1 people were known to be on board, 1 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: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. While cruising by night at an altitude of 17,500 feet on a ferry flight from Phoenix to Butte, the twin engine airplane collided with a USAF General Dynamics F-111A Aardvark registered 67-0055. Following the collision, both aircraft entered a dive and crashed in flames near Kingston. The pilot of the Commander was killed while both military pilots were seriously injured.

Aircraft reference details include registration N40MP, MSN 690-11116, year of manufacture 1973.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 38.2083°, -112.1877°.