Berkley Springs - Charleston

On January 21, 1976 at 11:46 AM, Berkley Springs - Charleston experienced a crash involving Rockwell Aero Commander 560, operated by West Virginia Division of Natural Resources, with the event recorded near Davis West Virginia.

The flight was categorized as survey / patrol / reconnaissance 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: 2, crew fatalities: 2, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. En route from Berckley Springs to Charleston, while in normal cruise, both engines failed. The crew elected to make an emergency landing when control was lost. The airplane crashed and was destroyed upon impact, killing both occupants.

Aircraft reference details include registration N91NR, MSN 560-234, year of manufacture 1955.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 39.1287°, -79.4648°.