Rockwell Grand Commander 690 crash, Nov 13, 1984 (9 killed)
Rockwell Grand Commander 690 accident on November 13, 1984 near Eastbourne, East Sussex, United Kingdom with 9 fatalities. Cause: Could not be...
- Date: November 13, 1984
- Aircraft: Rockwell Grand Commander 690
- Location: Eastbourne, East Sussex, United Kingdom
- Fatalities: 9
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Could not be definitively established; the AAIB found evidence of loss of part of the electrical supply, and the breakup probably resulted from overstress during an attempted recovery from a spiral dive.
Flight Line's Rockwell Turbo Commander 690B EI-BGL, flying from Dublin to Paris Le Bourget with one pilot and eight passengers, broke up in flight at about 19,000 feet and crashed at Jevington near Eastbourne, East Sussex. All nine occupants were killed and the aircraft was destroyed.