# NTSB ANC69A0031: Aero Comdr 680-E, N3810C, Barrow, AK, November 21, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: November 21, 1968
- Place: Barrow, AK · BARROW, AK
- Location: 71.2644° N, 156.7537° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Utqiaġvik, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=71.2644&lon=-156.7537&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 7 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report August 7, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 191977
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC69A0031
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC69A0031

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4739  68/11/21   BARROW,ALAS         AERO COMDR 680-E    CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 37, 13262
        TIME - 0954                    N3810C              PX-  6  1  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 41 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WILL ROGERS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G.
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- ACFT ALLOWED TO ENTER CONDITION OF ASYMMETRICAL THRUST.R ENG MALFUNCTION.OVERGROSS WT 475 LBS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3810C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3810C-1970-10-28), registration cancelled 1970-10-28, S/N 680E-750-40, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMDR 680-E
- Registry model: [Aero Commander 680-E](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-680-e) (registry code 0141604) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Will Rogers

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.

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