Cordele - Cordele

On August 5, 1976 at 08:15 AM, Cordele - Cordele experienced a crash involving Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, operated by Dothan Aviation Corporation, with the event recorded near Rochelle Georgia.

The flight was categorized as spraying (agricultural) and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

2 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 2 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. The crew departed Cordele-Crisp County Airport on a local crop control mission consisting of spraying forests. En route, one of the engine caught fire. The crew reduced his altitude and attempted an emergency landing. The airplane crash landed and came to rest in flames. While both occupants escaped uninjured, the aircraft was destroyed by fire.

Aircraft reference details include registration N4710C, MSN 8721, year of manufacture 1942.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 31.9510°, -83.4563°.