# NTSB LAX66F0096: Aero Cmdr 680-FL, N541M, Camarillo, CA, September 9, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 9, 1965
- Place: Camarillo, CA · CAMARILLO, CA
- Location: 34.2218° N, 119.0322° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Camarillo, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2218&lon=-119.0322&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 5, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 175599
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX66F0096
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX66F0096

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N541M-2018-01-24), registration cancelled 2018-01-24, S/N 1512-96, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO CMDR 680-FL
- Registry model: [Aero Commander 680FL](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-680fl) (registry code 0141608) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming IGSO-540-B1A](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-igso-540-b1a) (registry code 41535, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Oxnard Afb

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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