Rockwell Grand Commander 690 crash, Nov 2, 1991 (2 killed)
Rockwell Grand Commander 690 accident on November 2, 1991 near Wichita-Dwight D. Eisenhower (Mid-Continent), Kansas, United States with 2 fatalities....
- Date: November 2, 1991
- Aircraft: Rockwell Grand Commander 690
- Location: Wichita-Dwight D. Eisenhower (Mid-Continent), Kansas, United States
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Incapacitation of the pilot in command, followed by loss of control and in-flight breakup while an unqualified passenger was at the controls.
A Rockwell Grand Commander 690 departed Wichita for Phoenix with a pilot and his wife aboard. About eight minutes after takeoff the pilot became incapacitated, and the passenger, who was not a pilot, tried to fly the aircraft. The aircraft suffered an in-flight breakup, spun into the ground and burned, killing both occupants.