# Accident 20180127001249A: Aero Commander 680-F, Lapine, AL, January 27, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 27, 2018, 11:40 local time
- Place: Lapine, AL
- Airport: Spear Memorial
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.0000° N, 86.0000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.0000&lon=-86.0000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N900L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N900L-2021-07-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 680-F (registry code 0141606, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-680-f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IGSO-540-B1A (registry code 41535, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-igso-540-b1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMMANDER 680-F
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IGSO-540-B1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 3,100 total, 15 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA18LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18LA073) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180127001249A

## Narrative

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

ON DEPARTURE ROLL, PILOT CLAIMS THAT THE LEFT ENGINE FAILED, RESULTING IN AN UNCOMMANDED TURN TO THE LEFT. AIRPLANE LEFT THE HARD SURFACE INTO SOFT GROUND, STRUCK TREES BORDERING THE RUNWAY, SPUN 180 DEGREES AND CAME TO REST IN A SWAMP AREA ADJACENT TO THE RUNWAY.

## 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 ERA18LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18LA073), Jan 27, 2018: Aero Commander 680 F (N900L), Lapine, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff after a total loss of left engine power due to fuel contamination, which resulted in impact with trees. Contributing to the accident…

## Other reports on N900L (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19740628019109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740628019109A), Jun 28, 1974: Rkwell 680F (N900L), W Mifflin, PA, Substantial damage. Hyd line rated at 1500 PSI placed in 3050 PSI sys.

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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