Fort Worth - San Antonio - Laredo

On September 23, 1978 at 11:40 PM, Fort Worth - San Antonio - Laredo experienced a crash involving Rockwell Aero Commander 500, operated by Connie E. Bowman, with the event recorded near Laredo Texas.

The flight was categorized as private and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

7 people were known to be on board, 7 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 6, passenger fatalities: 6, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. While approaching Laredo area by night, the pilot encountered marginal weather conditions with low ceiling and limited visibility. He completed several turns when the airplane entered a dive and crashed. The airplane was totally destroyed upon impact and all seven occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration N6244B, MSN 500-652-13, year of manufacture 1958.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 27.5722°, -99.4326°.