- Date
- October 8, 1975
- Place
- Raton, NM · RATON, NM
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8490CAero Comdr 680E
- Status
- Completed · report January 27, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19751008039119A
- Case key
- 151411
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3806 75/10/8 RATON,NM AERO COMDR 680E CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 48, 2912 TIME - 1030 N8490C PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 712 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LA MESA PARK DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WILLCOX,AZ TRINIDAD,CO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - EXHAUST SYSTEM: MANIFOLDS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY SECURED PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE WEATHER - TURBULENCE, ASSOCIATED W/CLOUDS AND/OR THUNDERSTORMS PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND 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 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS NONE VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- NR 6 EXHAUST STACK,R ENG,CAME LOOSE. HIT FENCE ABT 300FT SHORT OF RWY. PLT SAID TURB MDT TO SEVERE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8490C
- Reported as
- Aero Comdr 680E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- La Mesa Park
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.