# NTSB NYC65F0191: Aero Cmdr 680E, N262X, Warminster, PA, May 18, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 18, 1965
- Place: Warminster, PA · WARMINSTER, PA
- Location: 40.2068° N, 75.0996° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Warminster, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2068&lon=-75.0996&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 6 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 25, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 177760
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC65F0191
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC65F0191

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1043  65/5/18    WARMINSTER PA       AERO CMDR 680E      CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1155                    N262X               PX-  0  0  5  DEMONSTRATION             61, 15000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            3127 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JOHNSVILLE NAF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N262X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N262X-1997-01-21), registration cancelled 1997-01-21, S/N 680E74538 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO CMDR 680E
- Registry model: [Aero Commander 680-E](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-680-e) (registry code 0141604) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Johnsville Naf

## Other investigations on N262X (1)

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.

- [NTSB MIA96FA229](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96FA229), Sep 10, 1996: Aero Commander 680E (N262X), Lakeland, FL, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: failure of the pilot to maintain minimum control speed, while returning to the airport for a precautionary landing, following a reported loss of power in one engine, which resulted in a loss of…

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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