NYC81IA018

NTSB incident investigation · Aero Cmdr 690 · Dunkirk, NY · December 29, 1980

Incident · No injuriesClosed
Date
December 29, 1980
Place
Dunkirk, NY · DUNKIRK, NY
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Minor damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N9166NAero Cmdr 690
Status
Completed · report May 14, 1981
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19801229088739I
Case key
127678

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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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5-0047  80/12/29 NR.DUNKIRK,NY         AERO CMDR 690       CR-  0  0  2  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 21, 2068
        TIME - 2350                    N9166N              PX-  0  0  0  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      TOTAL HOURS, 1100 IN
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO S-D        TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          BOSTON,MA                   DETROIT,MI                   NEWARK,NJ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           AIRFRAME - FUSELAGE: WINDSHIELDS,WINDOWS,CANOPIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE
        REMARKS- COPILOTS SIDE WINDOW BROKE AT FLT LVL 200.

Aircraft

Registration
N9166N
Reported as
Aero Cmdr 690
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo prop
Damage
Minor damage

FAA reports on this event · 1

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