# Fatal NTSB investigations: Aero Commander 690A

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 DFW07FA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW07FA004.md): Aero Commander 690A · Antlers, OK · Accident · 4 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Oct 15, 2006 · N55JS · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to reduce airspeed while operating in an area of moderate turbulence, resulting in an in-flight break up. Contributing factors were the pilot's decision to exceed the maximum takeoff weight, and the prevailing turbulence.
- [NTSB ANC06FAMS1](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC06FAMS1.md): Aero Commander 690A · Anchorage, AK · Accident · 3 fatal · Missing aircraft · Final report · Jul 29, 2006 · N57096 · Destroyed
  > Undetermined; the airplane and its occupants are missing.
- [NTSB DEN04FA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN04FA035.md): Rockwell 690A · Cortez, CO · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jan 3, 2004 · N700SR · Destroyed
  > the pilot's inadequate planned approach and his failure to maintain airspeed which resulted in a stall. Contributing factors were low altitude flight maneuvering in an attempt to lose excessive altitude and realign the airplane for landing, and his failure to…
- [NTSB LAX02FA251](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02FA251.md): Aero Commander 690A · Bishop, CA · Accident · 4 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 11, 2002 · N690TB · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to maintain an appropriate terrain clearance altitude while maneuvering in the traffic pattern due to the sensory and visual illusions created by a lack of ground reference lights and/or terrain conspicuity, and the dark nighttime…
- [NTSB SEA98FA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA98FA023.md): Aero Commander 690A · Yakima, WA · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 13, 1997 · N72VF · Destroyed
  > A loss of aircraft control for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB CHI93FA378](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93FA378.md): Aero Commander 690A · Lansing, MI · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 27, 1993 · N242TC · Destroyed
  > was the pilot-in-command not maintaining aircraft control during the intermittent operation of the electrically operated attitude gyro. Factor's associated with this accident are an fluctuating (intermittent) electrical system inverter and the…
- [NTSB SEA91FA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91FA027.md): Aero Commander 690A · Ryderwood, WA · Accident · 5 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 1, 1990 · N400N · Destroyed
  > The pilot's improper inflight planning and failure to maintain proper altitude in mountainous terrain at night.
- [NTSB MIA87FA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87FA191.md): Rockwell 690A · Hilliard, FL · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jun 24, 1987 · N57169 · Destroyed
  > Radar data indicated the acft climbed normally to 9,200 feet at which time some manuever was performed with the acft. The acft then entered a near vertical dive and the last radar hit was at 6,900 feet. Examination of the acft revealed it experienced an…
- [NTSB NYC76AN033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76AN033.md): Rockwell 690A · Nemacolin, PA · Accident · 4 fatal · Closed · Sep 12, 1975 · N847CE · 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 ('0141722'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?fatal=1&model=0141722

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