# NTSB MKC67A0038: Aero Comdr 680E, N8496C, Minneapolis, MN, December 9, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: December 9, 1966
- Place: Minneapolis, MN · MINNEAPOLIS, MN
- Location: 44.9800° N, 93.2638° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Minneapolis, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9800&lon=-93.2638&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report August 21, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 120119
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC67A0038
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC67A0038

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8496C-1967-11-15), registration cancelled 1967-11-15, S/N 845-71 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMDR 680E
- Registry model: [Aero Commander 680-E](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-680-e) (registry code 0141604) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Wold-Chamberlain

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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