# NTSB FTW79FA034: Aero Comdr 680, N6818S, Oklahoma City, OK, December 28, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: December 28, 1978
- Place: Oklahoma City, OK · OKLAHOMA CITY, OK
- Location: 35.4676° N, 97.5164° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oklahoma City, OK, within about 14 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4676&lon=-97.5164&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report September 12, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138116
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW79FA034
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FA034

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4415  78/12/28 NR.OKLAHOMA CITY,OK   AERO COMDR 680      CR-  0  1  0  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 2155
        TIME - 1745                    N6818S              PX-  1  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 400 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CLARENCE E PAGE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         OKLAHOMA CITY,OK             EL RENO,OK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
           STALL: MUSH                                              LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: MASTER AND CONNECTING RODS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO RETRACT LANDING GEAR
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- CONROD FAILED L ENG.PLT AWARE OF 800-1000RPM MAG DROP R ENG.FLAPS,GR DOWN.ACFT UNAIRWORTHY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6818S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6818S-1981-10-15), registration cancelled 1981-10-15, S/N 680-324-18 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMDR 680
- Registry model: [Aero Commander 680](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-680) (registry code 0141602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Clarence E Page

## 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 19781228045289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781228045289A), Dec 28, 1978: Rkwell 680FLP, OK, Destroyed, 1 fatal

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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