Twin Falls – Boise – Twin Falls – Pocatello – Boise – Twin Falls

On April 2, 1977 at 03:55 AM, Twin Falls – Boise – Twin Falls – Pocatello – Boise – Twin Falls experienced a crash involving Rockwell Aero Commander 500, operated by Central Air Charter, with the event recorded near Twin Falls Newfoundland & Labrador.

The flight was categorized as cargo and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

1 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 1 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. While descending by night to Twin Falls, both engines stopped simultaneously. Due to loss of speed, the airplane lost height. The pilot elected to make an emergency landing when the airplane struck power cables and crashed in a snow covered field. The pilot was injured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration N223LH, MSN 500-1528-188, year of manufacture 1965.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 53.4963°, -64.5162°.