| Date: | Monday 1 July 1968 |
| Time: | 17:12 |
| Type: |  Rockwell 1121 Jet Commander |
| Owner/operator: | Kansas City Life Insurance |
| Registration: | N196KC |
| MSN: | 68 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1966 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 8 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Fayetteville Municipal Airport (Drake Field), AR (FYV) -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Dallas (unknown airport), TX |
| Kansas City Downtown Municipal Airport, MO (MKC/KMKC) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Both engines flamed out in icing conditions at FL410 en route Dallas-Kansas City. Engines not restarted on emergency descent. Impacted the ground short of runway 34.
PROBABLE CAUSE:
pilot in command - improper operation of powerplant & powerplant controls
miscellaneous acts, conditions - anti-icing/deicing equipment-improper operation of/or failed to use
miscellaneous acts, conditions - ice-engine
miscellaneous acts, conditions - failure of two or more engines
miscellaneous acts, conditions - improper emergency procedures
weather - icing conditions-includes sleet,freezing rain,etc.
FACTOR(S)
pilot in command - lack of familiarity with aircraft
complete power loss - complete engine failure/flameout-2 engines
weather briefing - other
weather forecast - forecast substantially correct
emergency circumstances - forced landing off airport on land
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
Location
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