Rockwell 690B N727JA

Summary

On 20 June 2013 at about 20:48 local time, a Rockwell 690B registered N727JA, operated by Patrick L. Eudy, was involved in an accident near McClellanville, South Carolina, 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

20 June 2013 at 20:48

Classification

Accident

Location

McClellanville, South Carolina, United States

Coordinates

33.0619, -79.5236

Aircraft

Rockwell 690B

Registration

N727JA

Category

Airplane

Year built

1977

Engines

2

Operator

Patrick L. Eudy

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Charleston → Charleston

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA13FA295

2 people died.

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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Read the full NTSB narrative

The purpose of the flight was for the pilot to accomplish a flight review with a flight instructor. According to air traffic control records, after takeoff, the pilot handling radio communications requested maneuvering airspace for airwork in an altitude block of 13,000 to 15,000 feet mean sea level (msl). About 8 minutes later, the air traffic controller asked the pilot to state his heading, but he did not respond. A review of recorded radar data revealed that, about 14,000 msl and 3 miles southeast of the accident site, the airplane made two constant-altitude 360-degree turns and then proceeded on a north-northeasterly heading for about 2.5 miles. The airplane then abruptly turned right and lost altitude, which is consistent with a loss of airplane control. The airplane continued to rapidly descend until it impacted trees and terrain on a southerly heading. No discernible distress calls were noted. The wreckage was found generally fragmented, and all of the airplane's structural components and flight control surfaces were accounted for within the wreckage debris path. Subsequent examination of the engines revealed evidence of rotation and operation at impact and no mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.