Rockwell Grand Commander 690 crash, Dec 3, 2008 (3 killed)
Rockwell Grand Commander 690 accident on December 3, 2008 near El Yunque National Forest, Puerto Rico with 3 fatalities. Cause: The pilot's continued...
- Date: December 3, 2008
- Aircraft: Rockwell Grand Commander 690
- Location: El Yunque National Forest, Puerto Rico
- Fatalities: 3
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The pilot's continued visual flight into instrument meteorological conditions, resulting in a collision with terrain.
A charter flight from Tortola to San Juan flew into cloud and mountainous terrain near El Yunque after the pilot continued descending while in instrument conditions. The controller's attempts to recover the situation failed, and the aircraft struck the side of a mountain, killing all three on board.