# NTSB OAK66A0035: Aero Comor 680, N6820S, Red Bluff, CA, February 25, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: February 25, 1966
- Place: Red Bluff, CA · RED BLUFF, CA
- Location: 40.1735° N, 122.2415° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Red Bluff, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1735&lon=-122.2415&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report September 2, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 174162
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK66A0035
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK66A0035

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0201  66/2/25    RED BLUFF CALIF     AERO COMOR 680      CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 60, 2000
        TIME - 1307                    N6820S              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 56 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BIDWELL FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6820S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6820S-1971-02-02), registration cancelled 1971-02-02, S/N 680-326-20 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMOR 680
- Registry model: [Aero Commander 680](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-680) (registry code 0141602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Bidwell Field

## Other investigations on N6820S (1)

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.

- [NTSB UNK64X4191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X4191), Sep 28, 1964: Aero Comm 680 (N6820S), Montague, CA, substantial damage

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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