Rockwell Aero Commander 500 crash, Jan 13, 2012, Bartlesv...
Rockwell Aero Commander 500 accident on January 13, 2012 near Bartlesville-Frank Phillips, Oklahoma, United States with no fatalities. Cause: Per the...
- Date: January 13, 2012
- Aircraft: Rockwell Aero Commander 500
- Location: Bartlesville-Frank Phillips, Oklahoma, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Per the NTSB, the pilot's failure to maintain airspeed while attempting to return to the airport after an engine problem, resulting in an aerodynamic stall. Fuel exhaustion was the pilot's suspicion but not the determined cause. The input cause text conflicts with this and should be checked.
A Commander 500 positioning flight from Kansas City to Cushing experienced engine surges and a partial power loss, and the pilot turned toward an alternate airport. Both engines then lost power and the aircraft hit trees and terrain about 1.5 miles from the airport. The pilot was slightly injured and the aircraft was substantially damaged.