# NTSB MKC76AK036: Aero-Comdr 680F, N108E, Owensville, MO, December 29, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: December 29, 1975
- Place: Owensville, MO · OWENSVILLE, MO
- Location: 38.3484° N, 91.4974° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Owensville, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3484&lon=-91.4974&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 10, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 152127
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC76AK036
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76AK036

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4077  75/12/29   OWENSVILLE,MO       AERO-COMDR 680F     CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 1126
        TIME - 0905                    N108E               PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 180 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          ST LOUIS,MO                 RETURN                       VICHY,MO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           SYSTEMS - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INVERTER
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - RAIN
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  300
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          2 MILES OR LESS                                          RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       33
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      IFR
        REMARKS- THE TWO ACFT INVERTERS WERE NOT ROTATING AT IMPACT. INST FRAGMENTATION PRECLUDED INST INVESTIGATN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N108E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N108E-1976-02-24), registration cancelled 1976-02-24, S/N 680F-954-19 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO-COMDR 680F
- Registry model: [Aero Commander 680-F](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-680-f) (registry code 0141606) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19751229041629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751229041629A), Dec 29, 1975: Rkwell 680F, MO, Destroyed

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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