# NTSB NYC76AN063: Aero Comdr 560, N2692B, Skaneateles, NY, January 12, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: January 12, 1976
- Place: Skaneateles, NY · SKANEATELES, NY
- Location: 42.9473° N, 76.4285° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Skaneateles, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9473&lon=-76.4285&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 15, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 149821
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC76AN063
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76AN063

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0116  76/1/12    SKANEATELES,NY      AERO COMDR 560      CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 68, 11200
        TIME - 1236                    N2692B              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 3300 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EMPIRE AERO SRVCE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          SKANEATELES,NY              WILMINGTON,NC                SALISBURY,MD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- ACFT TOUCHED RWY AFTER LIFTOFF,DRIFTED LFT.LFT GEAR IN SNOWBANK,CONT'D TAKEOFF,ROLLED INVERTED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2692B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2692B-1976-04-15), registration cancelled 1976-04-15, S/N 560-192 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMDR 560
- Registry model: [Aero Commander 560](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-560) (registry code 0141402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Empire Aero Srvce

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19760112004289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760112004289A), Jan 12, 1976: Rkwell 560, Skaneateles, NY, Destroyed. Acft touched rwy after liftoff,drifted lft. Lft gear in snowbank,cont'd takeoff,rolled inverted

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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