Rockwell Grand Commander 680 crash, Jul 21, 2005, North L...
Rockwell Grand Commander 680 accident on July 21, 2005 near North Las Vegas, Nevada, United States with no fatalities. Cause: The pilot selected...
- Date: July 21, 2005
- Aircraft: Rockwell Grand Commander 680
- Location: North Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: The pilot selected excessive flap before takeoff, which led to inadequate climb airspeed and an inadvertent stall. High density altitude was a contributing factor.
A Rockwell Grand Commander 680 flown for the US Forest Service on a fire reconnaissance flight from North Las Vegas stalled after takeoff in hot, high density altitude conditions and descended into the ground short of the runway. The NTSB found the flaps had been set well beyond the 10 degrees required for takeoff. Both occupants survived.