Rockwell Aero Commander 500 crash, Sep 23, 1978 (7 killed)
Rockwell Aero Commander 500 accident on September 23, 1978 near Laredo Texas, United States with 7 fatalities. Cause: Uncontrolled descent after the...
- Date: September 23, 1978
- Aircraft: Rockwell Aero Commander 500
- Location: Laredo Texas, United States
- Fatalities: 7
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Uncontrolled descent after the pilot continued flight in adverse weather. Contributing factors: spatial disorientation, low ceiling, haze, dark night, and VFR flight being inadvisable.
A Rockwell Aero Commander 500 on a private flight from San Antonio to Laredo, Texas, flew into marginal weather at night while approaching Laredo. After several turns the aircraft entered a dive and crashed; all seven occupants were killed.