LAX66F0096

NTSB accident investigation · Aero Cmdr 680-FL · Camarillo, CA · September 9, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 9, 1965
Place
Camarillo, CA · CAMARILLO, CA
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N541MAero Cmdr 680-FL
Status
Completed · report November 5, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
175599

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2773   65/9/9    CAMARILLO CALIF     AERO CMDR 680-FL    CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 49, 10000
        TIME - 1635                    N541M               PX-  0  0  3  CORP/EXEC                 TOTAL HOURS, 77 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OXNARD AFB
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPERLY SERVICED AIRCRAFT (GROUND CREW)
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- FUEL FILLER CAP LEFT OFF-FUEL SIPHONED OUT

Aircraft

Registration
N541M
Reported as
Aero Cmdr 680-FL
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Oxnard Afb

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.