CHI66F0005

NTSB accident investigation · Aero Cmdr 680 · Cleveland, OH · June 21, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 21, 1965
Place
Cleveland, OH · CLEVELAND, OH
Injuries
6 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N6815SAero Cmdr 680
Status
Completed · report August 9, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
177412

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1459  65/6/21    CLEVELAND OHIO      AERO CMDR 680       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 1528
        TIME - 1425                    N6815S              PX-  0  0  5  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 35 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT                             IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: CYLINDER ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
        REMARKS- FATIGUE FAILURE OF NO 4 CLYINDER

Aircraft

Registration
N6815S
Reported as
Aero Cmdr 680
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.