Rockwell Aero Commander 500 crash, Aug 11, 2010 (2 killed)
Rockwell Aero Commander 500 accident on August 11, 2010 near Mt Steens, Oregon, United States with 2 fatalities. Cause: The non-instrument-rated pilot...
- Date: August 11, 2010
- Aircraft: Rockwell Aero Commander 500
- Location: Mt Steens, Oregon, United States
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The non-instrument-rated pilot decided to continue into known instrument meteorological conditions and then lost control. The wing most likely separated after the aircraft exceeded its structural limits.
A Rockwell Aero Commander 500B on a private VFR flight from Redding to Butte was flown by a pilot without an instrument rating into an area of forecast storms and icing. It was seen leaving the bottom of an overcast layer with a large part of its left wing missing, then dived steeply into terrain in Oregon. Both occupants were killed.