Rockwell Shrike Commander 500 crash, Apr 10, 2001 (4 killed)
Rockwell Shrike Commander 500 accident on April 10, 2001 near Thornton Peak, Queensland, Australia with 4 fatalities. Cause: Flight at an altitude...
- Date: April 10, 2001
- Aircraft: Rockwell Shrike Commander 500
- Location: Thornton Peak, Queensland, Australia
- Fatalities: 4
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Flight at an altitude insufficient for terrain clearance in marginal weather; why the pilot continued into those conditions was not established.
A Rockwell Shrike Commander 500 operated by Reefwatch Air Tours departed Cairns on an IFR charter to Hicks Island. It was cruising at 4,000 ft when it disappeared from radar about 46 NM north of Cairns, and the wreckage was found the next day on Thornton Peak. All four occupants died in the impact and post-impact fire.