Rockwell Aero Commander 560 crash, Oct 14, 2007 (4 killed)
Rockwell Aero Commander 560 accident on October 14, 2007 near Wiley Ford, West Virginia, United States with 4 fatalities. Cause: Partial power loss in...
- Date: October 14, 2007
- Aircraft: Rockwell Aero Commander 560
- Location: Wiley Ford, West Virginia, United States
- Fatalities: 4
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Partial power loss in the right engine from a failed number one exhaust valve, and the airplane's inability to climb on one engine for unknown reasons. Fog and rising terrain contributed.
An Aero Commander 560F departed Cumberland, Maryland for Atlantic City with the pilot and three passengers, near its maximum takeoff weight. Shortly after takeoff from the valley airport the right engine lost partial power when an exhaust valve failed. The pilot could not keep climbing on one engine in fog and rising terrain, and all four occupants died.