# Fatal NTSB investigations: Aero Commander 680FL

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB WPR11FA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11FA078.md): Aero Commander 680FL · Perris, CA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 20, 2010 · N316KW · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s decision to continue visual flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in an in-flight collision with mountainous terrain.
- [NTSB SEA98FA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA98FA100.md): Aero Commander 680FL · Helena, MT · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jun 17, 1998 · N446JR · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to maintain the correct altitude while turning inbound during a procedure turn to the ILS final approach course. Factors include hilly/mountainous terrain and clouds in the area where the course reversal was performed.
- [NTSB SEA93FA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93FA046.md): Aero Commander 680FL · Lester, WA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 26, 1992 · N111MN · Destroyed
  > Undetermined.
- [NTSB SEA88FA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA88FA069.md): Aero Commander 680FL · Soda Springs, ID · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Apr 9, 1988 · N291NC · Destroyed
  > While en route on a night IFR cargo flt, the plt reqd & was clrd for a dscnt from an IFR cruise alt of 16,000 ft to proceed vfr-on-top. The last transmission from the acft was at 2106 when the plt acknowledged that he was familiar with the terrain along the…
- [NTSB NYC86FA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86FA201.md): Aero Commander 680FL · Duxsbury, VT · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 8, 1986 · N6341U · Destroyed
  > The plt was on a VFR flight from montpelier, VT to burlington, VT; a distance of about 80 mis. A mountain range is between the two location. Shortly after takeoff the plt radioed burlington approach control and requested an IFR clearance to land at…
- [NTSB MKC86FA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC86FA101.md): Aero Commander 680FL · Grand Island, NE · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · May 9, 1986 · N1198Z · Destroyed
  > The twin eng acft crashed and burned 4 miles north of the arpt while on an instrument apch. The plt had transmitted that he had an engine problem. The #5 cylinder was found detached from the left engine but the left propeller was not feathered. An engine…
- [NTSB DEN85FA240](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85FA240.md): Aero Commander 680FL · Fort Collins, CO · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 12, 1985 · N45724 · Destroyed
  > The plt was operating his acft under the rules of 14 CFR 135, I.e., a scheduled domestic cargo flt. He made a normal departure and climb en route to salt lake city, Utah. Normal communications and radar flt following was established with denver ARTCC.…
- [NTSB DEN83FA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83FA131.md): Aero Commander 680FL · Monticello, UT · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jun 2, 1983 · N271VT · Destroyed
  > The acft crashed while doing magnetometer surveys at low altitude. The right engine had lost power then regained it for a short period and lost it again. A videotape in the acft recorded the plt saying, 'I changed that # just in time.' The acft yawed and the…
- [NTSB MIA81FA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81FA105.md): Aero Comdr 680FL · St.Croix, VI · Accident · 4 fatal · Closed · Aug 16, 1981 · N6600M · Destroyed
- [NTSB ANC81DA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81DA013.md): Aero Comdr 680-FL · Gambell, AK · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Dec 30, 1980 · N113NA · Minor damage
- [NTSB CHI80FA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FA067.md): Aero Comdr 680FL · Chicago, IL · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Sep 3, 1980 · N4700E · Destroyed
- [NTSB MIA80FA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80FA032.md): Aero Comdr 680FL · Sebring, FL · Accident · 2 fatal · Closed · Feb 14, 1980 · N662B · Destroyed
- [NTSB NYC79FA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FA082.md): Aero Comdr 680FL · Rexville, NY · Accident · 3 fatal · Closed · Aug 23, 1979 · N5003E · Destroyed
- [NTSB MIA78DA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78DA115.md): Aero Comdr 680F · Ngreat Inagua (Atlantic Ocean) · Accident · 2 fatal · Closed · Aug 7, 1978 · N669SA · Destroyed
- [NTSB IAD78FA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FA041.md): Aero Cmdr 680FL · Morrisville, NC · Accident · 4 fatal · Closed · Feb 13, 1978 · N26511 · Destroyed
- [NTSB LAX74AL027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74AL027.md): Aero Comdr 680FL · Van Nuys, CA · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Oct 12, 1973 · N7377B · Substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC71AN007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC71AN007.md): Aero Comdr 680-FL · Butler, PA · Accident · 3 fatal · Closed · Jul 17, 1970 · N6501V · Destroyed
- [NTSB FTW69A0005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW69A0005.md): Aero Comdr 680-FL · Paris, TX · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Jul 19, 1968 · N224W · Destroyed
- [NTSB NYC68A0027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC68A0027.md): Aero Comdr 680-FL · Greenland Ice Cap, Greenland · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Aug 14, 1967 · N6362U · Destroyed
- [NTSB ANC66A0009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC66A0009.md): Aero Comm 680 · Lk.Tustumena, AK · Accident · 4 fatal · Closed · Sep 4, 1965 · N6305U · Destroyed

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE c."highestInjuryLevel" = 'Fatal'
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('0141608'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?fatal=1&model=0141608

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