Rockwell Grand Commander 690 crash, Nov 12, 1974 (1 killed)
Rockwell Grand Commander 690 accident on November 12, 1974 near Kingston Utah, United States with 1 fatality. Cause: The NTSB found that the fighter...
- Date: November 12, 1974
- Aircraft: Rockwell Grand Commander 690
- Location: Kingston Utah, United States
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The NTSB found that the fighter pilot misidentified the Commander as the tanker he was to rendezvous with, and that he did not use prescribed rendezvous procedures.
A Rockwell Grand Commander 690 on a night ferry flight from Phoenix to Butte collided at 17,500 feet with a USAF Aardvark fighter that was attempting a tanker rendezvous. Both aircraft crashed in flames near Kingston, Utah, killing the Commander pilot while the two fighter crew members ejected.