Erie - Wooster

On October 31, 1984 at 06:35 PM, Erie - Wooster experienced a crash involving Rockwell Gulfstream 690C Jetprop 840, operated by H%26H Industrial Sales, with the event recorded near Wooster-Wayne County Ohio.

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, 2 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: 1, passenger fatalities: 1, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. While on final approach to runway 09 the aircraft struck a 42 feet power pole with the right wing. The wing was torn from the aircraft. The aircraft landed inverted 400 feet east of the pole. The runway threshold lights are displaced 165 feet from the runway end for night operations. Reil lights are located at the runway end. A power line crosses the extended centerline 825 feet west of the runway end. Red obstruction lights mark the tops of the poles. On the night of the accident the obstruction lights were inoperative. Witnesses reported that the aircraft appeared to be flying lower than normal in the traffic pattern. Both occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration N2937A, MSN 690-11670, year of manufacture 1981.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 40.7981°, -81.9398°.