On April 22 , 1966 American Flyers Flight 280 , flying a Lockheed Electra L-188 on approach to Ardmore crashed into a hill . 83 of the 98 aboard were killed . This was a flight under charter to the Military Air Command , enroute from Montery , California to Columbus , Georgia , with a scheduled refueling stop at Ardmore . An autopsy showed that the pilot had suffered a massive heart attack during the attempted landing . He was not wearing his harness and slumped forward into the controls , which prevented the co-pilot from taking control . Subsequent investigation showed that the pilot was under treatment for arteriosclerosis and diabetes , but that he had falsified information on his application for a First Class Medical Certificate , which would have been denied except for the falsification
American Flyers Flight 280
American Flyers Flight 280
Ardmore Municipal Airport