# NTSB LAX69D0022: Aero Comdr 680, N6212D, Wilcox, AZ, June 7, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 7, 1968
- Place: Wilcox, AZ · WILCOX, AZ
- Location: 32.2518° N, 109.8357° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Willcox, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2518&lon=-109.8357&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 29, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 110264
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX69D0022
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX69D0022

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1644   68/6/7    WILCOX,ARIZ         AERO COMDR 680      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 50, 2287
        TIME - 1420                    N6212D              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 79 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FAILURE OF TWO OR MORE ENGINES
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- OPERATING ON AUX FUEL TANKS,RAN DRY.FAILED TO SWITCH TO MAIN TANKS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6212D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6212D-2013-02-11), registration cancelled 2013-02-11, S/N 680-480-150, built 1957 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMDR 680
- Registry model: [Aero Commander 680](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-680) (registry code 0141602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming GSO&IGSO-480 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-gso-igso-480-series) (registry code 41529, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

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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