# NTSB CHI66A0056: Aero CDR 680, N6819S, Kite, KY, December 6, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: December 6, 1965
- Place: Kite, KY · KITE, KY
- Location: 37.3212° N, 82.8029° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kite, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3212&lon=-82.8029&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 6 fatal
- Status: Completed, report December 1, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 175032
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI66A0056
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66A0056

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-1078   65/12/6   KITE KY             AERO CDR 680        CR-  2  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 2100
        TIME - 1610                    N6819S              PX-  4  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WHITESBURG MUNICI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - SNOW
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY WEATHER BUREAU PERSONEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - WEATHER SLIGHTLY WORSE THAN FORECAST
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                 UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          2 MILES OR LESS                                          SNOW SHOWERS
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          NONE                                                     IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6819S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6819S-1966-04-01), registration cancelled 1966-04-01, S/N 680-325-19 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO CDR 680
- Registry model: [Aero Commander 680](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-680) (registry code 0141602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Whitesburg Munici

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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