Rockwell Shrike Commander 500 crash, Feb 11, 1996 (3 killed)
Rockwell Shrike Commander 500 accident on February 11, 1996 near Manatí, Puerto Rico with 3 fatalities. Cause: The flight crew failed, for undetermined...
- Date: February 11, 1996
- Aircraft: Rockwell Shrike Commander 500
- Location: Manatí, Puerto Rico
- Fatalities: 3
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The flight crew failed, for undetermined reasons, to recover from a stall, which led to an uncontrolled descent into the terrain.
A dual instruction flight in a Rockwell Shrike Commander from San Juan crashed near Manati after the aircraft slowed and dropped a wing. The nose and right wing then dropped into a steep dive and the aircraft hit a swamp nose first. All three people aboard were killed, and toxicology showed substances in both the student and the instructor.