Rockwell Gulfstream 695A Jetprop... crash, Jan 21, 1998 (3 killed)
Rockwell Gulfstream 695A Jetprop 1000 accident on January 21, 1998 near Boca Raton, Florida, United States with 3 fatalities. Cause: The pilot flew...
- Date: January 21, 1998
- Aircraft: Rockwell Gulfstream 695A Jetprop 1000
- Location: Boca Raton, Florida, United States
- Fatalities: 3
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: The pilot flew into known convective weather and lost control of the aircraft in heavy rain and low cloud.
A Jetprop 1000 on a private flight from Boca Raton toward Lawrenceville, Georgia, flew into an intense convective cell and lost control. Radar showed a rapid loss of altitude after the controller said the pilot sounded strained, and the aircraft struck the ground nose low. All three occupants were killed.