Rockwell Aero Commander 700 (Fuji... crash, Nov 28, 1995 (5 killed)
Rockwell Aero Commander 700 (Fuji FA-300) accident on November 28, 1995 near Mt Elmo, British Columbia, Canada with 5 fatalities. Cause: The reason the...
- Date: November 28, 1995
- Aircraft: Rockwell Aero Commander 700 (Fuji FA-300)
- Location: Mt Elmo, British Columbia, Canada
- Fatalities: 5
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The reason the aircraft left cruise and descended rapidly was not determined. The pilot had flown into an area where severe clear icing in freezing drizzle was forecast.
A Rockwell Aero Commander 700 on a night IFR flight from Calgary to Hillsboro vanished from radar near Castlegar after descending rapidly. A seven-day search found nothing. The wreckage was located in June 1996 at about 6,700 feet, and all five occupants were killed.