# NTSB DEN66F0132: Aero Cmdr 680, N6228D, Meeker, CO, October 18, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: October 18, 1965
- Place: Meeker, CO · MEEKER, CO
- Location: 40.0500° N, 107.8946° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Meeker, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0500&lon=-107.8946&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 3 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 26, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 175192
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN66F0132
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN66F0132

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3031  65/10/18   MEEKER COLO         AERO CMDR 680       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0840                    N6228D              PX-  0  0  3  CORP/EXEC                 AGE 37, 7300 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            420 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPERLY SERVICED AIRCRAFT (GROUND CREW)
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- AIRCRAFT REFUELED DURING HEAVY RAINSTORM
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6228D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6228D-1965-11-24), registration cancelled 1965-11-24, S/N 680-496-166 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO CMDR 680
- Registry model: [Aero Commander 680](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-680) (registry code 0141602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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