Incident Overview
Date: Monday 26 September 1966
Aircraft Type: Rockwell 1121 Jet Commander
Owner/operator: Jim Robbins Airborne Division
Registration Number: N500JR
Location: N of Platte, SD –
ÿ United States of America
Phase of Flight: Unknown
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Investigating Agency: NTSBNTSB
Category: Accident
An inverted aircraft crashed while positioning for a second low pass over the pilot’s house on the ranch following the departure of a plane. The incident was likely caused by low ceiling conditions and weather-related factors, specifically a slight worsening of the weather forecast.An inverted aircraft crashed while positioning for a second low pass over the pilot’s house on the ranch following the departure of a plane. The incident was likely caused by low ceiling conditions and weather-related factors, specifically a slight worsening of the weather forecast.
Description
Crashed inverted while positioning for a second low pass over the pilot’s house on the ranch from which the plane had just departed. Probable pilot disorientation in low ceiling. PROBABLE CAUSE: miscellaneousÿ-ÿundetermined FACTOR(S): weatherÿ-ÿlowÿceiling weatherÿ-ÿrain weatherÿbriefingÿ-ÿbriefedÿbyÿweatherÿbureauÿpersonel,ÿbyÿphone weatherÿforecastÿ-ÿweatherÿslightlyÿworseÿthanÿforecast
Primary Cause
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