Rockwell Aero Commander 560 crash, Oct 5, 1994 (1 killed)
Rockwell Aero Commander 560 accident on October 5, 1994 near Essex, California, United States with 1 fatality. Cause: Pilot's inadvertent flight into...
- Date: October 5, 1994
- Aircraft: Rockwell Aero Commander 560
- Location: Essex, California, United States
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Pilot's inadvertent flight into instrument meteorological conditions, with loss of control and exceeding the structural limits of the aircraft. Weather was a factor.
A private pilot without an instrument rating left Thermal with no weather briefing and no flight plan. He flew into instrument conditions, went through a series of maneuvers and lost the left wing panel and aileron before the aircraft crashed. The wreckage was found six days later.