Rockwell Grand Commander 690 crash, Jan 14, 1994 (1 killed)
Rockwell Grand Commander 690 accident on January 14, 1994 near Sydney-Kingsford Smith, New South Wales, Australia with 1 fatality. Cause: The pilot...
- Date: January 14, 1994
- Aircraft: Rockwell Grand Commander 690
- Location: Sydney-Kingsford Smith, New South Wales, Australia
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The pilot probably lost awareness of the aircraft's vertical position while distracted during a steep high-speed descent over the sea at night, resulting in controlled flight into the sea.
An Aero Commander 690 cargo charter from Canberra struck the sea at night while being radar-vectored for the ILS to runway 34 at Sydney. The sole occupant, the pilot, was never recovered. The investigation found the aircraft was flown below its cleared altitude, and that the pilot likely lost awareness of its vertical position while distracted.