# NTSB CHI80FEK01: Aero Comdr 690, N57233, Columbus, OH, October 1, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 1, 1979
- Place: Columbus, OH · COLUMBUS, OH
- Location: 39.9612° N, 82.9988° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Columbus, OH, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9612&lon=-82.9988&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 27, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132788
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI80FEK01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEK01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3886   79/10/1   COLUMBUS,OH         AERO COMDR 690      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 0803                    N57233              PX-  0  0  0  CORP/EXEC                 50, 18341 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            2175 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OHIO STATE UNIV
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LOUISVILLE,KY               COLUMBUS,OH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IFR OPERATION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          PARTIAL OBSCURATION                                      UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          3/4 MILE OR LESS                                         NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          FOG                                                      IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N57233](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N57233-1981-03-20), registration cancelled 1981-03-20, S/N 11247, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMDR 690
- Registry model: [Rockwell Commander 690A](https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-commander-690a) (registry code 7630521) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Ohio State Univ

## 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 19791001025089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791001025089A), Oct 1, 1979: Rkwell 690A, Columbus, OH, Destroyed. Pilot descended below mda on ILS approach. Hit approach light structure.

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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