# NTSB MIA74DKJ42: Aero Comdr 680T, N8086U, Montgomery, AL, January 15, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 15, 1974
- Place: Montgomery, AL · MONTGOMERY, AL
- Location: 32.3668° N, 86.3000° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Montgomery, AL, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3668&lon=-86.3000&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 17, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186694
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA74DKJ42
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74DKJ42

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2885  74/1/15    MONTGOMERY,ALA      AERO COMDR 680T     CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 3324
        TIME - 1350                    N8086U              PX-  0  0  3  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 69 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DONNELLY FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHICAGO,ILL                 MONTGOMERY,ALA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           SYSTEMS - OTHER SYSTEMS: PITOT SYSTEM
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  200
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1 MILE OR LESS                                           NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          FOG                                                      IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR
        REMARKS- STATIC SYSTEMS LEAKING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N8086U (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMDR 680T
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Donnelly Field

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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