Rockwell Aero Commander 500 crash, Oct 4, 1970 (2 killed)
Rockwell Aero Commander 500 accident on October 4, 1970 near Mahaffey Pennsylvania, United States with 2 fatalities. Cause: Powerplant failure for...
- Date: October 4, 1970
- Aircraft: Rockwell Aero Commander 500
- Location: Mahaffey Pennsylvania, United States
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Powerplant failure for undetermined reasons (NTSB NYC71AN043)
An Aero Commander flown from Dubois to Roanoke with race driver Curtis Turner and golfer Clarence King aboard lost an engine. It crashed in an open field near Mahaffey, and both occupants were killed.