# NTSB LAX75DVA34: Aero Comdr 680E, N6000S, Bakersfield, CA, November 19, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 19, 1974
- Place: Bakersfield, CA · BAKERSFIELD, CA
- Location: 35.3733° N, 119.0187° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bakersfield, CA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3733&lon=-119.0187&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 10, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132488
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX75DVA34
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75DVA34

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4132  74/11/19   BAKERSFIELD,CALIF   AERO COMDR 680E     CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 37, 178
        TIME - 1634                    N6000S              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 80 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MEADOWS FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BAKERSFIELD,CALIF           CURRANT,NEV
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           SYSTEMS - HYDRAULIC SYSTEM: RESERVOIR,LINES,FITTINGS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- HYD FITTING FAILED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N6000S (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMDR 680E
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Meadows Field

## 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 19741119038669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741119038669A), Nov 19, 1974: Rkwell 680E, Bakersfield, CA, Substantial damage. Hyd fitting failed.

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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