Lafayette - Tulsa

On April 27, 1978 at 03:48 PM, Lafayette - Tulsa experienced a crash involving Rockwell 1121 Jet Commander, operated by Universal Air Leasing, with the event recorded near Flatwoods Louisiana.

The flight was categorized as executive/corporate/business 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 Lafayette to Tulsa, the crew was cleared to climb from FL230 to FL350 when the airplane disintegrated in the air. It entered an uncontrolled descent and eventually crashed in the region of Flatwoods. Debris were found on a wide area and both occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration N250UA, MSN 1121-121, year of manufacture 1967.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 31.4027°, -92.8682°.