# NTSB DEN69D0091: Aero Comdr 560-A, N2668B, Albuquerque, NM, September 15, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: September 15, 1968
- 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: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 13, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 108357
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN69D0091
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN69D0091

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3265  68/9/15  NR.ALBUQUERQUE,N MEX  AERO COMDR 560-A    CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 20, 320
        TIME - 1000                    N2668B              PX-  0  1  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           TURBULENCE                                               IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER
          PERSONNEL-PX DID NOT HAVE SEAT BELT TIGHT.
           WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS
           WEATHER - TURBULENCE IN FLIGHT,CLEAR AIR
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
          NONE                                                     270
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           16                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR
        REMARKS- ENCOUNTERED SEVERE DOWNDRAFT.PX DIED 9/26/68.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2668B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2668B-1973-06-25), registration cancelled 1973-06-25, S/N 382 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMDR 560-A
- Registry model: [Aero Commander 560-A](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-560-a) (registry code 0141404) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: No damage

## Other investigations on N2668B (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 MIA73FKJ50](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73FKJ50), Apr 4, 1973: Aero Comdr 560A (N2668B), Midway, AL, 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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