Rockwell Grand Commander 690 crash, Aug 16, 2021 (1 killed)
Rockwell Grand Commander 690 accident on August 16, 2021 near Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada with 1 fatality. Cause: Accelerated stall and loss of...
- Date: August 16, 2021
- Aircraft: Rockwell Grand Commander 690
- Location: Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Accelerated stall and loss of control during a rapid low level climbing steep turn, influenced by an altered perception of risk from earlier similar takeoffs (TSB A21C0078).
A Rockwell 690 departed Thunder Bay for Dryden with only the pilot on board. After takeoff the pilot flew a rapid, low level, climbing steep turn, the aircraft stalled and struck the runway inverted. The pilot was killed and the aircraft was destroyed by impact and fire.