# NTSB LAX80FVD32: Aero Comdr 680FLP, N27VF, Emeryville, CA, August 2, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 2, 1980
- Place: Emeryville, CA · EMERYVILLE, CA
- Location: 37.8392° N, 122.3021° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Emeryville, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8392&lon=-122.3021&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 7 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 29, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129267
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX80FVD32
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FVD32

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2576   80/8/2    EMERYVILLE,CA       AERO COMDR 680FLP   CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 2105                    N27VF               PX-  0  0  6  CORP/EXEC                 37, 6631 TOTAL HOURS, 76
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OAKLAND,CA                  VAN NUYS,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPERLY SERVICED AIRCRAFT (GROUND CREW)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL GRADE-IMPROPER
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 2 ENGINES
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER
        REMARKS- CENTER TANK REFUELED WITH JET A.LNDD IN TIDAL MUD FLATS IN BAY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N27VF](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N27VF-2012-09-20), registration cancelled 2012-09-20, S/N 1493-13, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMDR 680FLP
- Registry model: [Aero Commander 680FL P](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-680fl-p) (registry code 0141610) (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

## 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 19800802033179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800802033179A), Aug 2, 1980: Rkwell 680FLP, Emeryville, CA, Substantial damage. Engines lost power on climb to cruise. Plane had been fuel with jet a fuel. Required 100 oct gasoline. Laned in bay

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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