# Accident 20101220054419A: Aero Comman 680FL, Perris, CA, December 20, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 20, 2010, 10:00 local time
- Place: Perris, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8756° N, 117.1922° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8756&lon=-117.1922&mi=10
- Aircraft: N316KW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N316KW-2012-09-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 680FL (registry code 0141608, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-680fl) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IGSO-540-B1A (registry code 41535, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-igso-540-b1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMMAN 680FL
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IGSO-540-B1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 33,000 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR11FA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11FA078) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101220054419A

## Narrative

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

DECEMBER 20, 2010, 1000 PST. AERO COMMANDER 680FL, N316KW, OPERATED BY THE OWNER/PILOT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91, FLEW INTO TERRAIN AT AN ELEVATION OF 2500 FEET, 6 NM NORTH OF PERRIS, CA, FATALLY INJURING THE SOLE PILOT ONBOARD AND AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED. FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT PALM SPRINGS, CA, DESINATION WAS CHINO AIRPORT, CHINO, CA. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. MARGINAL VISUAL METEOROLOGIAL CONDITIONS WERE REPORTED BY MARCH ARB, 4 NM WEST AT 0955 PST AS: VISIBILITY 10 SM, LIGHT DRIZZLE, FEW CLOUDS AT 900 FEET AGL, CEILING VARIABLE BETWEEN 1200 AND 1800 FEET AGL. INITIAL INVESTIGATION INDICATES CONTROLLED FLIGHT INTO TERRAIN.

## 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 WPR11FA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11FA078), Dec 20, 2010: Aero Commander 680FL (N316KW), Perris, CA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s decision to continue visual flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in an in-flight collision with mountainous terrain.

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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