# Accident 20210928016909A: Rockwell International 690B, Hiles, WI, September 28, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 28, 2021, 09:04 local time
- Place: Hiles, WI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.9108° N, 89.0186° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.9108&lon=-89.0186&mi=10
- Aircraft: N690LS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N690LS-2022-06-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rockwell International 690B (registry code 7630516, https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-690b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL 690B
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot, student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN21FA459](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21FA459) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210928016909A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RHI FOR AERIAL OBSERVATION. AT ABOUT 15,000 FEET, PILOT REPORTED MAYDAY AND AIRCRAFT IN A SPIN. AIRCRAFT SLOWED IN SPEED AND ROLLED DOWN INTO A SPIN AROUND ITS AXIS WHILE IMPACTING GROUND AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED.

## 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 CEN21FA459](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21FA459), Sep 28, 2021: Rockwell International 690B (N690LS), Hiles, WI, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed, which caused the airplane to exceed its critical angle of attack and enter an inadvertent stall and spin.

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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