# NTSB ANC69A0037: Aero Comdr 680, N13L, Prudhoe Bay, AK, November 30, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 30, 1968
- Place: Prudhoe Bay, AK · PRUDHOE BAY, AK
- Location: 70.2553° N, 148.3372° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Prudhoe Bay, AK, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=70.2553&lon=-148.3372&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 15, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 192037
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC69A0037
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC69A0037

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4837  68/11/30 NR.PRUDHOE BAY,ALAS   AERO COMDR 680      CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1210                    N13L                PX-  0  0  1  AIR TAXI-CARGO            44, 12000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            200 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED
        REMARKS- NOSE GR STRUCK UNKNOWN OBJECT. LANDED ON SNOW COVERED FROZEN LAKE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N13L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N13L-1971-06-16), registration cancelled 1971-06-16, S/N 680-533-202 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMDR 680
- Registry model: [Aero Commander 680](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-680) (registry code 0141602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

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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