Rockwell Grand Commander 680 crash, May 29, 1979, Phoenix...
Rockwell Grand Commander 680 accident on May 29, 1979 near Phoenix-Sky Harbor Arizona, United States with no fatalities. Cause: Controlled collision...
- Date: May 29, 1979
- Aircraft: Rockwell Grand Commander 680
- Location: Phoenix-Sky Harbor Arizona, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Controlled collision with the ground on final approach after encountering vortex turbulence. Contributing factors were fuel starvation caused by uncovered fuel sump pickups, which let air into the fuel lines, and violent wingrock on final.
Grand Commander 680 N783EF was completing a cargo flight from Las Vegas. On final approach to Phoenix-Sky Harbor, both engines lost power from fuel starvation. The aircraft lost height and crashed short of the runway threshold. Both pilots were seriously injured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.