Rockwell Aero Commander 560 crash, Sep 30, 1983 (1 killed)
Rockwell Aero Commander 560 accident on September 30, 1983 near Lower Matecumbe Key, Florida, United States with 1 fatality. Cause: Loss of control in...
- Date: September 30, 1983
- Aircraft: Rockwell Aero Commander 560
- Location: Lower Matecumbe Key, Florida, United States
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Loss of control in flight: airspeed not maintained and inadvertent stall by the pilot in command.
An Aero Commander 560 crashed into the water of Florida Bay near Lower Matecumbe Key in a near inverted, nose down attitude at slow speed. The pilot was killed and the passenger was seriously injured. The NTSB found loss of control after the pilot failed to maintain airspeed and inadvertently stalled.