Rockwell AC 690B N799V

Summary

On 2 November 1991 at about 18:06 local time, a Rockwell AC 690B registered N799V, operated by Mid-Plains Corporation, was involved in an accident near Milton, Kansas, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

2 November 1991 at 18:06

Classification

Accident

Location

Milton, Kansas, United States

Coordinates

37.4301, -97.7496

Aircraft

Rockwell AC 690B

Registration

N799V

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Mid-Plains Corporation

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Wichita → Phoenix

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI92FA022

2 people died.

INCAPACITATION OF THE PILOT IN COMMAND, FOLLOWED BY THE LOSS OF CONTROL AND AN INFLIGHT BREAKUP WITH A UNQUALIFIED PERSON ON THE CONTROLS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PILOT AND HIS WIFE DEPARTED WICHITA, KANSAS WITH A DESTINATION OF PHOENIX, ARIZONA. EIGHT MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF, WHILE IN A CLIMB TO 15,000 FEET, THE PASSENGER CONTACTED DEPARTURE CONTROL AND COMMUNICATED THAT SHE THOUGHT THAT HER HUSBAND MIGHT BE DEAD. WHILE DEPARTURE CONTROL WAS GETTING A PILOT TO ASSIST IN THE SITUATION, THE PASSENGER, WHO WAS NOT A PILOT ATTEMPTED TO FLY THE AIRCRAFT. A WITNESS REPORTED A RAPID SERIES OF CLIMBS AND DESCENTS JUST BEFORE BOTH HORIZONTAL STABILIZERS AND THE RUDDER SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT THEN ENTERED A SPIN TERMINATING WITH GROUND IMPACT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS CONSUMED BY A POST-CRASH FIRE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.