# NTSB IAD80FA019: Aero Comdr 690, N182, Goldsboro, MD, January 15, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: January 15, 1980
- Place: Goldsboro, MD · GOLDSBORO, MD
- Location: 39.0301° N, 75.7805° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Goldsboro, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0301&lon=-75.7805&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report February 23, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131576
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD80FA019
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD80FA019

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3515  80/1/15  NR.GOLDSBORO,MD       AERO COMDR 690      CR-  0  1  0  COMMERCIAL                ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 0118                    N182                PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO            39, 9708 TOTAL HOURS, 948
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HARTFORD,CT                 CHARLOTTE,NC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE TEARAWAY                                          IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: MOUNT AND VIBRATION ISOLATORS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
        REMARKS- PLT RPRTD PITCHUP W A/P OFF,RCVRD W LGT G LOAD,LOST 2000FT,BCM UNCTLD.R ENG INB MOUNT PULLED OUT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N182](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N182-1982-12-06), registration cancelled 1982-12-06, S/N 11048 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMDR 690
- Registry model: [Aero Commander 690](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-690) (registry code 0141720) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19800115000059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800115000059A), Jan 15, 1980: Rkwell 690, Goldsboro, MD, Destroyed. Indicates auto-pilot defect. Over-controlled to correct. Result spin, dive. Engine mount failed, airframe separated

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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