# NTSB NYC79FA082: Aero Comdr 680FL, N5003E, Rexville, NY, August 23, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 23, 1979
- Place: Rexville, NY · REXVILLE, NY
- Location: 42.0842° N, 77.6622° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rexville, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0842&lon=-77.6622&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report August 8, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133815
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC79FA082
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FA082

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3849  79/8/23    REXVILLE,NY         AERO COMDR 680FL    CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0931                    N5003E              PX-  2  0  0  AERIAL SURVEY             AGE 36, 3100 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ALBANY,NY                   LANCASTER,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED FLIGHT INTO KNOWN AREAS OF SEVERE TURBULENCE
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - TURBULENCE, ASSOCIATED W/CLOUDS AND/OR THUNDERSTORMS
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  500
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          3 MILES OR LESS                                          NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      68
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          170                                                       8
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- AIR POLLUTION MONITORING PROGRAM.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5003E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5003E-1984-11-09), registration cancelled 1984-11-09, S/N 1747-144, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMDR 680FL
- Registry model: [Aero Commander 680FL](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-680fl) (registry code 0141608) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19790823041639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790823041639A), Aug 23, 1979: Rkwell 680FL, Rexville, NY, Destroyed, 2 fatal. The aircraft was observed diving to the ground with both engines operating.

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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