# NTSB CHI68D0628: Aero Comdr 680F, N188D, Marengo, IL, February 27, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 27, 1968
- Place: Marengo, IL · MARENGO, IL
- Location: 42.2465° N, 88.5975° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Marengo, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2465&lon=-88.5975&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 15, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 111967
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI68D0628
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI68D0628

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0450  68/2/27    MARENGO,ILL         AERO COMDR 680F     CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1855                    N188D               PX-  0  0  3  CORP/EXEC                 56, 15000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            2700 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ARNOLD STRIP
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ICE-WINDSHIELD
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- SIDE VISION OBSTRUCTED BY REFLECTED GLARE FROM SNOW BY WING MOUNTED LDG LGTS.FENCE ALONGSIDE RNWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N188D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N188D-2012-10-16), registration cancelled 2012-10-16, S/N 680F-934-7, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMDR 680F
- Registry model: [Aero Commander 680-F](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-680-f) (registry code 0141606) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming IGSO-540-B1A](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-igso-540-b1a) (registry code 41535, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Arnold Strip

## Other investigations on N188D (1)

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.

- [NTSB NYC74FNE16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74FNE16), Feb 13, 1974: Aero Comdr 680F (N188D), Worcester, MA, 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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