# NTSB LAX80FA142: Aero Comdr 500-B, N6206X, Santa Maria, CA, September 24, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 24, 1980
- Place: Santa Maria, CA · SANTA MARIA, CA
- Location: 34.9331° N, 120.4436° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Santa Maria, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9331&lon=-120.4436&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report July 23, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127510
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX80FA142
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FA142

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3748  80/9/24  NR.SANTA MARIA,CA     AERO COMDR 500-B    CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 58, 1250
        TIME - 1947                    N6206X              PX-  1  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 700 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BURBANK,CA                 SANTA MARIA,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IFR OPERATION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY WEATHER BUREAU PERSONEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - WEATHER SLIGHTLY WORSE THAN FORECAST
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  300
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          2 MILES OR LESS                                          NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       58
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          320                                                       5
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- HIT MTN 6MI FRM ARPT DRG 2ND ILS ATMT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6206X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6206X-1989-08-19), registration cancelled 1989-08-19, S/N 500B107250 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMDR 500-B
- Registry model: [Aero Commander 500-B](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-500-b) (registry code 0141106) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Santa Maria

## 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 19800924044339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800924044339A), Sep 24, 1980: Rkwell 500B, Santa Maria, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Struck a ridge on ILS missed approach. Pilot not instrument-rated.

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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