Rockwell Turbo Commander 680/681 crash, Feb 14, 1991 (1 killed)
Rockwell Turbo Commander 680/681 accident on February 14, 1991 near Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia with 1 fatality. Cause: Both engines failed...
- Date: February 14, 1991
- Aircraft: Rockwell Turbo Commander 680/681
- Location: Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Both engines failed from fuel exhaustion after the pilot misjudged the fuel state; he then mishandled the forced landing approach and could not recover from a high descent rate.
A Rockwell Turbo Commander on a ferry flight to Tamworth ran out of fuel after the pilot misjudged his fuel state and attempted a forced landing. During a left orbit at about 300 ft the aircraft developed a high rate of descent, rolled wings level nose-down and struck the ground 350 m short of runway 18. The sole pilot was killed.