Memphis - Memphis

On August 22, 1978 at 07:05 PM, Memphis - Memphis experienced a crash involving Rockwell Grand Commander 680, operated by Hawk Aviation, with the event recorded near Memphis Tennessee.

The flight was categorized as private and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) 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. Shortly after takeoff from Memphis Airport, while in initial climb, both engines failed. The airplane stalled and crashed in an open field. The pilot, sole on board, was seriously injured while the aircraft was destroyed.

Aircraft reference details include registration N680RG, MSN 680-1020-49, year of manufacture 1961.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 35.1460°, -90.0518°.