# Accident 20130620011449A: Rockwell International 690B, Mcclellanville, SC, June 20, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 20, 2013, 16:46 local time
- Place: Mcclellanville, SC
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.0619° N, 79.5236° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0619&lon=-79.5236&mi=10
- Aircraft: N727JA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N727JA-2018-01-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rockwell International 690B (registry code 7630516, https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-690b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Alliedsign TPE331-12UHR (registry code 02505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/alliedsign-tpe331-12uhr) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL 690B
- Reported engine: ALLIEDSIGN TPE331-12UHR
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA13FA295](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13FA295) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130620011449A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

THE PILOT REPORTED AT 4:43 PM TO AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL THAT THEY WOULD FLY 360'S AT AN ALTITUDE BETWEEN 13,000 AND 15,000 FEET. AT 4:47 PM, RADAR CONTACT WAS LOST.  AT 4:46 PM THE AIRCRAFT WAS SEEN FLYING INTO A WOODED AREA AT THE FRANCIS MARION NATIONAL FOREST IN CHARLESTON COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ERA13FA295](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13FA295), Jun 20, 2013: Rockwell International 690B (N727JA), McClellanville, SC, destroyed, 2 fatal. 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…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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