- Date
- September 16, 1980
- Place
- New Windsor, NY · NEW WINDSOR, NY
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N1520KAero Comdr 680E
- Status
- Completed · report March 19, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800916042629A
- Case key
- 127895
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3281 80/9/16 NEW WINDSOR,NY AERO COMDR 680E CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 36, 182 TIME - 1411 N1520K PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - STEWART DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NEW WINDSOR,NY HUDSON,NY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB STALL LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (OWNER PERSONNEL) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- CHAMPION RHB32E PLUGS INSTALLED,NOT APPROVED.COWL FASTENERS MISSING.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1520K
- Reported as
- Aero Comdr 680E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Stewart
N1520KRegistration cancelled Apr 4, 2011 · Aero Commander 680-EAirframe modelAero Commander 680-EEngine modelLycoming GSO&IGSO-480 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.