What happened
During a scheduled training flight traveling from Minneapolis toward Griffiss Air Force Base, the crew experienced an in-flight engine failure. Following the mechanical malfunction, all eight people on board initiated an emergency bailout procedure to abandon the aircraft.
While seven of the crew members successfully evacuated the plane, one individual was unable to survive because their parachute failed to deploy correctly. The aircraft continued its descent after the occupants departed, ultimately impacting a field situated approximately one mile southeast of Flushing, Michigan. The incident resulted in eight fatalities and no survivors from the crew.
Findings
Investigations into the accident determined that the primary factor leading to the loss of the aircraft was an engine failure during the flight.