Cleveland - Columbia

On October 17, 1980 at 10:22 PM, Cleveland - Columbia experienced a crash involving Rockwell Grand Commander 680, operated by Cay International, with the event recorded near Columbia South Carolina.

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

2 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 2 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: 1, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. While descending to Columbia Airport, while initiating a last turn to intercept the glide, the pilot modified the position of the fuel selector from the auxiliary tanks to the main tank when both engines lost power. He attempted a forced landing when the airplane struck a dirt bank and crashed. Both occupants were seriously injured.

Aircraft reference details include registration N1167Z, MSN 680-1499-16, year of manufacture 1965.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 34.0008°, -81.0352°.