# NTSB MKC75AK038: Aero Comdr 680V, N399T, Olathe, KS, January 31, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: January 31, 1975
- Place: Olathe, KS · OLATHE, KS
- Location: 38.8814° N, 94.8191° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Olathe, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8814&lon=-94.8191&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report August 6, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 170136
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC75AK038
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75AK038

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2098  75/1/31    OLATHE,KS           AERO COMDR 680V     CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 60, 18843
        TIME - 1336                    N399T               PX-  0  0  0  CORP/EXEC                 TOTAL HOURS, 800 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EXECUTIVE-JOHNSON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OKLAHOMA CITY,OK            OLATHE,KS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IFR OPERATION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - ICING CONDITIONS-INCLUDES SLEET,FREEZING RAIN,ETC.
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  400
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1 MILE OR LESS                                           FREEZING DRIZZLE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          FOG                                                      IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR
        REMARKS- MDT AIRFRAME ICING IN AREA.ACFT OBSUD TO BREAK OUT OF OVCST ABT 400 FT OVR END OF RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N399T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N399T-1975-08-20), registration cancelled 1975-08-20, S/N 1532-2, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMDR 680V
- Registry model: [Aero Commander 680V](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-680v) (registry code 0141714) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Executive-Johnson

## 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 19750131019599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750131019599A), Jan 31, 1975: Rkwell 680V, Olathe, KS, Destroyed. MDT airframe icing in area. Acft obsud to break out of ovcst abt 400 ft ovr end of rwy.

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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