MKC67A0038

NTSB accident investigation · Aero Comdr 680E · Minneapolis, MN · December 9, 1966

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
December 9, 1966
Place
Minneapolis, MN · MINNEAPOLIS, MN
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N8496CAero Comdr 680E
Status
Completed · report August 21, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
120119

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-1151   66/12/9   MINNEAPOLIS,MINN    AERO COMDR 680E     CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1543                    N8496C              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  34, 4826 TOTAL HOURS, 117
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WOLD-CHAMBERLAIN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT                             IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - *ERROR-INVALID CODE*
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN CABIN,COCKPIT,BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- ACFT CRASHED ON INTERSTATE HWY.

Aircraft

Registration
N8496C
Reported as
Aero Comdr 680E
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Wold-Chamberlain

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.