# Accident 19770607033239A: Rkwell 680, Upland, CA, June 7, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 7, 1977
- Place: Upland, CA
- Airport: Cable
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 34.1116° N, 117.6874° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CABLE (CCB), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1116&lon=-117.6874&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6853S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6853S-2013-02-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 680 (registry code 0141602, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-680) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming GSO&IGSO-480 series (registry code 41529, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-gso-igso-480-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RKWELL 680
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 1,675 total, 320 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX77FA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77FA049) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770607033239A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 LAX77FA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77FA049), Jun 7, 1977: Aero Comdr 680 (N6853S), Upland, CA, destroyed, 5 fatal

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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