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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Rkwell 680 · Upland, CA · June 7, 1977

Date
June 7, 1977
Place
Upland, CA
Airport
Cable
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N6853S
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX77FA049
Reported as
Rkwell 680
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
4
Pilot’s flight hours
1,675 total320 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Low alt flt in low ceiling area. Acft crashed into apt complex. Plt declared gyros out,reason undet.

As the FAA filed it

LOW ALT FLT IN LOW CEILING AREA.ACFT CRASHED INTO APT COMPLEX.PLT DECLARED GYROS OUT,REASON UNDET.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.