NYC66D0497

NTSB accident investigation · Aero Cmdr 680F · Syracuse, NY · January 18, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
January 18, 1966
Place
Syracuse, NY · SYRACUSE, NY
Injuries
6 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N78342Aero Cmdr 680F
Status
Completed · report March 14, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
173683

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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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3-0136  66/1/18    SYRACUSE NY         AERO CMDR 680F      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 0925                    N78342              PX-  0  0  5  CORP/EXEC                 40, 5111 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            1800 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SYRACUSE-HANDCOCK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ICE/SLUSH ON RUNWAY
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WINDSHIELD,DIRTY,FOGGY,ETC.-RESTRICTED VISION

Aircraft

Registration
N78342
Reported as
Aero Cmdr 680F
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Syracuse-Handcock

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.