Accidents
Icing Eyed in Commander Crash
Twin Commander 690C, Wray, Colo., Jan.

Twin Commander 690C, Wray, Colo., Jan. 15, 2009–The Commander, operated by J-W Operating, was destroyed when it crashed four miles from its destination of Wray Municipal Airport, killing both pilots and the passenger.

According to witnesses, the turboprop twin crossed over a highway at low altitude and then pitched to a near vertical attitude and began to rotate before hitting the ground nose first and bursting into flame.