Medford – San Diego

On July 22, 1987 at 12:30 PM, Medford – San Diego experienced a crash involving Rockwell Aero Commander 560, operated by Jess Lee Terry, with the event recorded near Ashland Oregon.

The flight was categorized as private and the reported phase was flight at a mountains crash site.

4 people were known to be on board, 4 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: 3, passenger fatalities: 3, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The non-instrument rated pilot took off in overcast weather conditions and flew toward a mountain pass that was obscured in clouds. When the flight failed to arrive at the destination, a search was initiated and the wreckage located in a box canyon on the side of a mountain ridgeline. The aircraft had impacted in a vertical nose down attitude. All four occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration N2794B, MSN 560-0294, year of manufacture 1956.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 42.1972°, -122.7154°.