# NTSB NYC70FFJ01: Aero Comdr 680-F, N6148X, Wellsville, NY, January 6, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 6, 1970
- Place: Wellsville, NY · WELLSVILLE, NY
- Location: 42.1207° N, 77.9457° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wellsville, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1207&lon=-77.9457&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 29, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143674
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC70FFJ01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC70FFJ01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0569   70/1/6    WELLSVILLE,NY       AERO COMDR 680-F    CR-  0  0  2  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 3500
        TIME - 1700                    N6148X              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 400 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WELLSVILLE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WELLSVILLE,NY               BUFFALO,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        REMARKS- L ENG LOST POWER FOR UNDETERMINED REASON. ACFT VEERED TO L OFF RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N6148X (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMDR 680-F
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Wellsville

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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