At about 14:10 EST, a Rockwell Commander crashed while on final approach to New Smyrna Beach Municipal Airport. The private-rated pilot, a German citizen, received serious injuries, and the airplane was destroyed. The flight originated from the same airport about 45 minutes before the accident. A witness said the pilot was making touch-and-go landings to runway 29 when the aircraft appeared to go low on approach. The plane hit brush growing outside the airport boundary, struck a road sign and then the ground. The airplane came to rest against the airport perimeter fence and burned.
Dec. 13, New Smyrna Beach, Fla. / Rockwell 114A Commander
At about 14:10 EST, a Rockwell Commander crashed while on final approach to New Smyrna Beach Municipal Airport. The private-rated pilot, a German citizen, received serious injuries, and the airplane was destroyed. The flight originated from the same airport about 45 minutes before the accident. A witness said the pilot was making touch-and-go landings to runway 29 when the aircraft appeared to go low on approach. The plane hit brush growing outside the airport boundary, struck a road sign and then the ground. The airplane came to rest against the airport perimeter fence and burned....
Key Takeaways:
- A Rockwell Commander crashed on final approach to New Smyrna Beach Municipal Airport around 14:10 EST.
- The private-rated German pilot sustained serious injuries, and the aircraft was destroyed and burned.
- A witness reported the aircraft went low on approach during touch-and-go landing practice, hitting brush and a road sign before impacting the ground near the airport fence.
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