# Accident 20160409015249A: Rockwell International 690B, Taylor, TX, April 9, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 9, 2016, 09:51 local time
- Place: Taylor, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.6864° N, 97.2922° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.6864&lon=-97.2922&mi=10
- Aircraft: N690TH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N690TH-2018-09-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rockwell International 690B (registry code 7630516, https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-690b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: AiResearch TPE331-5&6SER (registry code 01515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tpe331-5-6ser) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL 690B
- Reported engine: AIRESEARCH TPE331-10T-516K
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,356 total, 139 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN16FA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16FA146) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160409015249A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED GEORGETOWN ENROUTE VFR TO AN AREA NEAR TAYLOR TEXAS. RELIMINARY REVIEW OF AUSTIN ATC RADAR TRACK INDICATED THE AIRPLANE WAS AT AN ALTITUDE APPROXIMATELY 5100 FEET AND HAD SLOWED TO A GROUND SPEED APPROXIMATELY 90 KNOTS PRIOR TO DISAPPEARING OFF RADAR. AFTER THE AIRCRAFT MADE LEFT AND RIGHT TURNS EAST OF HEADING. SHORTLY AFTER LOSS OF RADAR CONTACT THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED CONTROLLED FLIGHT AND IMPACTED THE TERRAIN AT 85 DEGREED NOSE DOWN, APPROXIMATELY 9 MILES NORTH EAST OF THE TAYLOR AIRPORT. BOTH THE PILOT AND THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR ON BOARD RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES.

## 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 CEN16FA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16FA146), Apr 9, 2016: Rockwell 690B (N690TH), Taylor, TX, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: A loss of control while maneuvering for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination did not reveal any mechanical malfunctions or anomalies with the airplane.

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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