# NTSB FTW81FA032: Aero Comdr 690C, N5860K, Patterson, LA, December 12, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: December 12, 1981
- Place: Patterson, LA · PATTERSON, LA
- Location: 29.6909° N, 91.3095° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Patterson, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6909&lon=-91.3095&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report May 18, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 122632
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW81FA032
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FA032

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3584  81/12/12   PATTERSON,LA        AERO COMDR 690C     CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 6431
        TIME - 1925                    N5860K              PX-  1  0  0  CORP/EXEC                 TOTAL HOURS, 604 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HARRY P WILLIAMS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NEW ORLEANS,LA              PATTERSON,LA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IFR OPERATION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  300
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1 MILE OR LESS                                           NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       54
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          180                                                       6
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      IFR
        REMARKS- L ENG INGESTED WOOD,UNKN LOCATION,LOC/DME APCH.CRASH IN L TURN/YAW.FND NO PRE-IMPACT DMG TO R ENG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5860K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5860K-1983-04-04), registration cancelled 1983-04-04, S/N 11608 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMDR 690C
- Registry model: [Rockwell International 690C](https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-690c) (registry code 7630517) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Harry P Williams

## 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 19811212079999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811212079999A), Dec 12, 1981: Rkwell 690C, Patterson, LA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Left engine quit on approach after ingesting wood from a tree strike. Crashed in a yaw attitude shortly after.

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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