# NTSB LAX79FUG05: Aero Comdr 680W, N94HD, Lucerne, CA, November 11, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: November 11, 1978
- Place: Lucerne, CA · LUCERNE, CA
- Location: 39.0604° N, 122.7682° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lucerne, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0604&lon=-122.7682&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 15, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138434
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX79FUG05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FUG05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3932  78/11/11 NR.LUCERNE,CA         AERO COMDR 680W     CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 0300                    N94HD               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  30, 5420 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            1105 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SAN DIEGO,CA                LAS VEGAS,NV
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
        REMARKS- 2 MICRO GMS/MILL BENZO DIAZEPIND FOUND IN BLOOD SAMPLE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N94HD (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMDR 680W
- 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 19781111038669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781111038669A), Nov 11, 1978: Rkwell 690, Lucerne, CA, Destroyed. 2 Micro gms/mill benzo diazepind found in blood sample.

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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