Walkerton - Walkerton

On May 24, 1981 at 07:01 PM, Walkerton - Walkerton experienced a crash involving Rockwell Aero Commander 560, operated by Kestutis Petrauskas, with the event recorded near Walkerton Indiana.

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, 1 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: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. After takeoff from Walketon, while in initial climb, the twin engine airplane stalled and crashed. The pilot, sole on board, was killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration N272GD, MSN 560-226, year of manufacture 1955.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 41.4667°, -86.4831°.