Rockwell International 690B accident near McClellanville, SC
On June 20, 2013, a Rockwell International 690B (airplane) was involved in an accident near McClellanville, SC. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- June 20, 2013
- Place
- McClellanville, SC
- Aircraft
- Rockwell International 690B · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 33.062°N, 79.524°W
- NTSB ID
- 20130620X94258
Official records · ERA13FA295
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- Transcript of ATC Communications: Transcript (PDF), on ntsb.gov
- ATC - Radar Source Data: Document (XLSX), on ntsb.gov
- ATC - NTSB Transcript/Timeline: Transcript (PDF), on ntsb.gov
- ATC - Figure 1 - Radar Plot: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
- ATC - Figure 2 - Radar Plot: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn June 20, 2013, about 1648 eastern daylight time, a Rockwell International 690B, N727JA, was destroyed following a collision with terrain after an in-flight loss of control near McClellanville, South Carolina. The private pilot and the flight instructor were fatally injured. The airplane was registered to a corporation and was operated by the pilot under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91, as an instructional flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan was filed. The local flight originated at Charleston Executive Airport (JZI), Charleston, South Carolina about 1633. The purpose of the flight was for the pilot to accomplish a CFR Part 61.56 flight review. After takeoff from JZI, the pilots requested maneuvering airspace for airwork over the McClellanville area, at an altitude block of 13,000 to 15,000 feet above mean sea level (msl). About 1646, the air traffic controller asked the pilot to say his heading, and there was no response. Radar contact was lost and search and rescue operations were initiated. Based on a witness report, local responders found the wreckage within the boundary of the Francis Marion National Forest in Charleston County. A review of recorded radar data revealed that, about 14,000 feet msl and about 3 miles southeast of the accident site, the airplane was observed in two constant-altitude 360-degree turns; the first to the right and the second to the left. The airplane then was observed on a north-northeasterly heading for about 2.5 miles, when an ab
Probable cause
The pilot’s loss of airplane control during high-altitude maneuvering and his subsequent failure to recover airplane control. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor’s inadequate supervision of the pilot and his failure to perform remedial action.
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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.
