- Date
- June 23, 1978
- Place
- Ashland, NE · ASHLAND, NE
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N6868SAero Comdr 680
- Status
- Completed · report August 25, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780623014939A
- Case key
- 141375
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1693 78/6/23 ASHLAND,NE AERO COMDR 680 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1220 N6868S PX- 0 0 0 COMMUTER AIR CARRIER 38, 4100 TOTAL HOURS, 65 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-CARGO S-D IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION OMAHA,NE GRAND ISLAND,NE TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE WHEELS-UP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: CRANKSHAFT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL WHEELS-UP COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- A PIN WHICH SECURES A CRANKSHAFT COUNTERWEIGHT BACKED OUT RESULTING IN EXTENSIVE ENGINE DAMAGE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6868S
- Reported as
- Aero Comdr 680
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N6868SRegistration cancelled Nov 12, 2013 · Aero Commander 680Airframe modelAero Commander 680Engine modelLycoming GSO&IGSO-480 series
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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.