- Date
- August 16, 1978
- Place
- Springfield, MO · SPRINGFIELD, MO
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N808GUAero Comdr 680T
- Status
- Completed · report October 13, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780816025339A
- Case key
- 140083
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2415 78/8/16 SPRINGFIELD,MO AERO COMDR 680T CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 36, 2487 TIME - 2010 N808GU PX- 0 0 2 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 111 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SPRINGFIELD MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION KANSAS CITY,MO BRANSON,MO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION WHEELS-UP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY SYSTEMS - HYDRAULIC SYSTEM: RESERVOIR,LINES,FITTINGS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LEAK/LEAKAGE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - HYDRAULIC FAILURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PRESSURE,NONE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N808GU
- Reported as
- Aero Comdr 680T
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo prop
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Springfield Muni
N808GURegistration cancelled Jan 9, 2019 · Aero Commander 680TAirframe modelAero Commander 680TEngine modelAiResearch 331 SER 605HP
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.