# NTSB ANC81DA013: Aero Comdr 680-FL, N113NA, Gambell, AK, December 30, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: December 30, 1980
- Place: Gambell, AK · GAMBELL, AK
- Location: 63.7767° N, 171.7199° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gambell, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=63.7767&lon=-171.7199&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 9 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 5, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128494
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC81DA013
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81DA013

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1914  80/12/30   GAMBELL,AK          AERO COMDR 680-FL   CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1210                    N113NA              PX-  1  0  8  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      40, 12263 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D        2228 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GAMBELL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          NOME,AK                     SAVOONGA,AK                  GAMBELL,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR ACCIDENT TO PERSON                       STATIC: IDLING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           SYSTEMS - AIR CONDITION,HEATING AND PRESSURIZATION: OTHER
        REMARKS- R ENG NOT SHTDWN TO AVOID HEATER RESTART MALF.PAX BRIEF TO EXIT L/AFT.1 PAX WALKED INTO R PROP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N113NA](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N113NA-1999-10-28), registration cancelled 1999-10-28, S/N 1794-149 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMDR 680-FL
- Registry model: [Aero Commander 680FL](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-680fl) (registry code 0141608) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Gambell

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19801230086029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801230086029A), Dec 30, 1980: Rkwell 680FL, Gambell, AK, Minor damage, 1 fatal. Deplaned passenger walked into idling propellor. Had been advised to avoid propellor.

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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