MKC77FA002

NTSB accident investigation · Aero Comdr 690A · Independence, KS · November 17, 1976

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
November 17, 1976
Place
Independence, KS · INDEPENDENCE, KS
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N57186Aero Comdr 690A
Status
Completed · report July 27, 1977
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19761117038479A
Case key
156644

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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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3-3856  76/11/17 NR.INDEPENDENCE,KS    AERO COMDR 690A     CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 10000
        TIME - 1950                    N57186              PX-  0  0  0  CORP/EXEC                 TOTAL HOURS, 980 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          OKLAHOMA CITY,OK            RETURN                       KANSAS CITY,MO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT                             IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN WING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
        REMARKS- ALTITUDE VARIED BETWEEN 14500FT & 15300F DRG LAST 4MIN OF FLT.

Aircraft

Registration
N57186
Reported as
Aero Comdr 690A
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo prop
Damage
Destroyed

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.

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.