Bethany - Bethany

On October 9, 1984 at 11:40 AM, Bethany - Bethany experienced a crash involving Rockwell Gulfstream 695A Jetprop 1000, operated by Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation, with the event recorded near Checotah Oklahoma.

The flight was categorized as test and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

2 people were known to be on board, 2 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 2, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The pilot allowed the aircraft to stall at an altitude which was too low to effect recovery before ground impact occurred. He was in the process of performing VMC test and maximum performance single engine climbs during the test flight. Witness description of the aircrafts movements at the beginning of the accident sequence suggests that the VMC test were in progress immediately before the accident occurred. Both occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration N81502, MSN 695-96000, year of manufacture 1981.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 35.4701°, -95.5231°.