Twin Commander Acft. Corp. 695A accident near Delray Beach, FL
On January 21, 1998, a Twin Commander Acft. Corp. 695A (airplane) was involved in an accident near Delray Beach, FL. 3 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- January 21, 1998
- Place
- Delray Beach, FL
- Aircraft
- Twin Commander Acft. Corp. 695A · Airplane
- Injuries
- 3 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 26.460°N, 80.111°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001211X09392
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF Flight On January 21, 1998, at 1534 Eastern Standard Time, a Twin Commander 695A, N269M, collided with palm trees and the ground near Delray Beach, Florida. The personal flight was operated by the pilot under the provisions of Title 14 CFR Part 91 with an instrument flight plan filed. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The airplane was destroyed, and there was a post impact fire. The commercial rated pilot and his two passengers were fatally injured. The flight departed Boca Raton, Florida, at 1530 EST. On January 21, 1998, at 1419, a man who identified himself as the pilot of N269M, telephoned the Miami Automated International Flight Service Station (AIFSS), and filed an instrument flight plan. According to the Air Traffic Control Specialist, the pilot filed an instrument flight plan from Boca Raton, Florida, to Gwinnett County Airport, in Lawrenceville, Georgia. After the pilot filed the instrument flight plan, the pilot was given a standard weather briefing. According to a statement from the Air Traffic Control Specialist, he did not recall the exact content of the weather briefing (see-attached transcription of communication). At 1528, the pilot of N269M called Palm Beach Approach Control and requested an instrument flight clearance to Lawrenceville. The pilot was issued the flight clearance as filed, and was assigned an initial altitude of 2000 feet. The pilot was instructed to hold for release, and to advise approach when N269M was number one for takeoff. At 1529, Palm Beach Approach released N269M for takeoff after the
Probable cause
The pilot flew into known convective meterological conditions and lost control of the airplane. Factors were low clouds, and moderate to heavy rain.
More accidents in FL
- Grumman G-73T, Dec 19, 2005
- Beech B90, Jan 5, 1994
- Beech B-90, Sep 3, 1999
- Cessna 182B, Feb 7, 1982
- Pilatus Aircraft Ltd PC-12/47, Jun 7, 2012
Browse: Florida
Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
