# NTSB DEN66F0160: Aero Cmdr 680-FL, N770HB, Albuquerque, NM, November 17, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 17, 1965
- Place: Albuquerque, NM · ALBUQUERQUE, NM
- Location: 35.0845° N, 106.6511° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Albuquerque, NM, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0845&lon=-106.6511&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 18, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 174699
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN66F0160
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN66F0160

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3777  65/11/17   ALBUQUERQUE N MEX   AERO CMDR 680-FL    CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 2000
        TIME - 1745                    N770HB              PX-  0  0  3  CORP/EXEC                 TOTAL HOURS, 145 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SUNPORT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- NIGHT OPERATION.LEFT ENGINE FAILED ON FINAL.PILOT STARTED GOAROUND-DISCONTINUED-MADE WHEELS UP LDG
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N770HB (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AERO CMDR 680-FL
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Sunport

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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