# NTSB MIA73AM059: Aero Comdr 680V, Augusta, GA, December 9, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Date: December 9, 1972
- Place: Augusta, GA · AUGUSTA, GA
- Location: 33.4710° N, 81.9748° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Augusta, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed
- Report: DirectorBrief, March 26, 1973
- NTSB case key (mKey): 169317
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA73AM059
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73AM059

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3737   72/12/9   AUGUSTA,GA          AERO COMDR 680V     CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 49, 11000
        TIME - 2227                    N1195Z              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BUSH FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HOUSTON,TEX                 JACKSONVILLE,FLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: MISSED APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IFR OPERATION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                               0
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1/4 MILE OR LESS                                         NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       56
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          CALM                                                     BELOW MINIMUMS
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- ARPT BLO MINIMUMS.RVR LESS THAN 1000FT.
```

## Sequence of events

- Approach-IFR missed approach

## Aircraft

- Registration: N1195Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1195Z-1973-06-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMDR 680V
- Registry model: Aero Commander 680V (registry code 0141714, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-680v) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: BUSH FIELD

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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