Seattle - Hillsboro

On July 11, 1984 at 04:16 PM, Seattle - Hillsboro experienced a crash involving Rockwell Turbo Commander 680/681, operated by Hawkins Corporation, with the event recorded near Castle Rock Washington.

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. The aircraft was on a cross country trip. On previous flights over the same route, two refueling stops were made. During this trip, no refueling was accomplished, and while en route, the low fuel warning light came on. The pilot declared an emergency and was vectored and assigned the lowest possible IFR altitude. Shortly thereafter, both engines quit. When he enquired about nearby airports, the pilot was told there were none and advised to find a road or suitable area to land. The pilot overshot a road after feathering both engines and crashed on an embankment. There was no smell of fuel at the scene of the crash. Both props were in the feathered position. The pilot was injured.

Aircraft reference details include registration N932E, MSN 680-1588-39, year of manufacture 1966.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 46.2740°, -122.9049°.