Rockwell Grand Commander 690 crash, Nov 23, 2011 (6 killed)
Rockwell Grand Commander 690 accident on November 23, 2011 near Mesa-Falcon Field, Arizona, United States with 6 fatalities. Cause: The pilot failed to...
- Date: November 23, 2011
- Aircraft: Rockwell Grand Commander 690
- Location: Mesa-Falcon Field, Arizona, United States
- Fatalities: 6
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: The pilot failed to keep a safe ground track and altitude combination for the moonless night flight, resulting in controlled flight into terrain. Complacency, poor situational awareness, no ATC flight following and no terrain warning equipment were contributing factors.
A Rockwell Grand Commander 690A took off from Falcon Field at night for Safford, Arizona, under visual rules and without a flight plan. It stayed on a straight track at about 4,500 feet and struck a steep mountain near its summit. All six people aboard were killed, and the aircraft was destroyed.