Pensacola - Baton Rouge

On October 16, 1981 at 02:00 PM, Pensacola - Baton Rouge experienced a crash involving Rockwell Aero Commander 520, operated by Charles R. Killian, with the event recorded near Biloxi Mississippi.

The flight was categorized as ferry 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 human factor. The pilot, sole on board, was completing a ferry flight from Pensacola to Baton Rouge. While in cruising altitude, he contacted ATC and reported an engine fire. Cleared to descend, he attempted an emergency landing in a field but on touchdown, the airplane crash landed as the landing gear were not fully extended. The pilot was seriously injured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration N2605B, MSN 520-117, year of manufacture 1953.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 30.4008°, -88.8894°.