Aero Commander 690A accident near Anchorage, AK
On July 29, 2006, an Aero Commander 690A (airplane) was involved in an accident near Anchorage, AK. 3 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- July 29, 2006
- Place
- Anchorage, AK
- Aircraft
- Aero Commander 690A · Airplane
- Injuries
- 3 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 61.030°N, 150.619°W
- NTSB ID
- 20060810X01144
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On July 28, 2006, about 2037 Alaska daylight time, an Aero Commander 690A airplane, N57096, is presumed to have crashed about 23 miles west-southwest of Anchorage, Alaska. Neither the airplane nor its three occupants have been located. The airplane was being operated by Commander Northwest, Anchorage, as a visual flight rules (VFR) orientation flight under Title 14, CFR Part 91, when the accident occurred. The airplane is presumed to have been destroyed, and the three occupants are presumed to have received fatal injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the point of departure, and company flight following procedures were in effect. The flight originated at the Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport, Anchorage, about 1900. During a telephone conversation with the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigator-in-charge (IIC), on July 29, the FAA duty officer at the Alaska Regional Operations Center (ROC), said the airplane was missing, and the subject of an alert notice. Local, ground-based radar information received from the Air Force Rescue Coordination Center (AFRCC) located on Fort Richardson, Anchorage, indicated that the last radar position of the airplane was over the ocean waters of Cook Inlet. The airplane was equipped with a satellite position reporting device, and track data provided to the NTSB by the operator, indicated the last known position of the airplane to be near the same location as indicated by the radar information, north latitude 61:01.48, and west longitude 150:37.07. According to director of operations
Probable cause
Undetermined; the airplane and its occupants are missing.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
