Hartford - Charlotte

While in normal cruise on a cargo flight from Hartford to Charlotte by night, the pilot informed ATC about technical problems. The aircraft lost 2,000 feet then entered an uncontrolled descent and eventually crashed in a field. The pilot was seriously injured.

Flight / Schedule

Hartford - Charlotte

Registration

N182

MSN

690-11048

Year of Manufacture

1972

Date

January 15, 1980 at 01:18 AM

Type

CRASH

Flight Type

Cargo

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Plain, Valley

Crash Location

Goldsboro Maryland

Region

North America • United States of America

Coordinates

39.0338°, -75.7867°

Crash Cause

Technical failure

Narrative Report

On January 15, 1980 at 01:18 AM, Hartford - Charlotte experienced a crash involving Rockwell Grand Commander 690, operated by Corporate Air - USA, with the event recorded near Goldsboro Maryland.

The flight was categorized as cargo and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley 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 in normal cruise on a cargo flight from Hartford to Charlotte by night, the pilot informed ATC about technical problems. The aircraft lost 2,000 feet then entered an uncontrolled descent and eventually crashed in a field. The pilot was seriously injured.

Aircraft reference details include registration N182, MSN 690-11048, year of manufacture 1972.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 39.0338°, -75.7867°.

Fatalities

Total

0

Crew

0

Passengers

0

Other

0

Crash Summary

While in normal cruise on a cargo flight from Hartford to Charlotte by night, the pilot informed ATC about technical problems. The aircraft lost 2,000 feet then entered an uncontrolled descent and eventually crashed in a field. The pilot was seriously injured.

Cause: Technical failure

Occupants & Outcome

Crew On Board

1

Passengers On Board

0

Estimated Survivors

1

Fatality Rate

0.0%

Known people on board: 1

Operational Details

Schedule / Flight

Hartford - Charlotte

Flight Type

Cargo

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Plain, Valley

Region / Country

North America • United States of America

Aircraft Details

Registration

N182

MSN

690-11048

Year of Manufacture

1972