Rockwell Grand Commander 690 crash, Jul 30, 1993 (4 killed)
Rockwell Grand Commander 690 accident on July 30, 1993 near Norfolk-Karl Stefan, Nebraska, United States with 4 fatalities. Cause: Failure of both...
- Date: July 30, 1993
- Aircraft: Rockwell Grand Commander 690
- Location: Norfolk-Karl Stefan, Nebraska, United States
- Fatalities: 4
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Failure of both pilots to see and avoid each other, and failure of both pilots to follow recommended communication procedures for operating at an airport without an operating control tower.
A Rockwell Grand Commander 690A on a straight-in approach to the non-towered Karl Stefan Memorial Airport at Norfolk, Nebraska, collided in the air with a Piper PA-28R that had departed the same airport. Neither pilot saw the other or made the recommended radio calls. Both aircraft came down about two miles from the airport and all occupants of both aircraft were killed.