Rockwell Shrike Commander 500 crash, Aug 28, 2020 (2 killed)
Rockwell Shrike Commander 500 accident on August 28, 2020 near Pembroke Park, Florida, United States with 2 fatalities. Cause: Total loss of engine...
- Date: August 28, 2020
- Aircraft: Rockwell Shrike Commander 500
- Location: Pembroke Park, Florida, United States
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion, with an inaccurate fuel quantity indication from a fatigue fractured wire contributing
An Aero Commander 500S Shrike on a familiarization flight from Pompano Beach to Opa locka crashed into a storage building in Pembroke Park, Florida about 10 minutes after takeoff, killing both pilots. The NTSB found the engines lost power through fuel exhaustion, with an inaccurate fuel quantity indication caused by a fatigue fracture of an electrical wire contributing.