# NTSB ATL88IA117: Aero Commander 680E, N50, New York, NY, March 14, 1988

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report
- Date: March 14, 1988
- Place: New York, NY
- Coordinates: 40.779155, -72.909027 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7792&lon=-72.9090&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Unknown](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/990) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 25, 1990
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 7633
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL88IA117
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/7633/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88IA117

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Miscellaneous/other, unknown
  - wing,skin - buckled (cause)
  - design stress limits of aircraft - exceeded, unknown (cause)

## Analysis

THE AIRPLANE HAD BEEN GIVEN A DAILY INSP ON 03-10-88 WITH NO STRUCTURAL DAMAGE NOTED.  DURING THE NEXT DAILY INSPECTION ON 03-14-88, SKIN BUCKLING WAS NOTED ON BOTH WINGS.  THREE DIFFERENT PILOTS HAD FLOWN THE AIRPLANE BETWEEN INSPECTIONS AND ALL INDICATED THAT THE FLIGHTS WERE NORMAL WITH NO TURBULENCE ENCOUNTERS AND ALL INDICATED THAT THE AIRPLANE WAS OPERATED WITHIN THE DESIGN ENVELOPE. THE AIRPLANE WAS OPERATED BY FAA.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N50 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMMANDER 680E
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 680E-818-62
- Airframe hours: 6741
- Engines: LYCOMING GS0-480-B1A6 340 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Minor damage
- Flight: Public aircraft, Part 91
- Registered owner: Department Of Transportation
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: 100 hour, January 7, 1988, 62 hours before
- Destination: ACY, ATLANTIC CITY, NJ
- Flight plan: VFR

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 51; airline transport, flight instructor, commercial; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: helicopter, airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 7,800 total, 110 in this make and model, 7,750 as pilot in command, 55 in the last 90 days, 6 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Not reported
- Temperature: -0 °F, dew point -0 °F

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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