# NTSB OAK67A0073: Aero Cmdr 680, N6898S, Fresno, CA, April 4, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 4, 1967
- Place: Fresno, CA · FRESNO, CA
- Location: 36.7477° N, 119.7724° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fresno, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7477&lon=-119.7724&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 11, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 116719
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK67A0073
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK67A0073

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4768   67/4/4    FRESNO,CALIF        AERO CMDR 680       CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 49, 11700
        TIME - 1603                    N6898S              PX-  0  0  1  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 34 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FRESNO AIR TERMNL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT                             IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          PWR PLT-INFLIGHT FUEL FED FIRE IN RT WHEEL WELL.
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - BURNED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
        REMARKS- ORIGIN OF FUEL SYSTEM FAILURE NOT DETERMINED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6898S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6898S-2014-09-03), registration cancelled 2014-09-03, S/N 680-427-100, built 1956 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO CMDR 680
- Registry model: [Aero Commander 680](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-680) (registry code 0141602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming GSO&IGSO-480 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-gso-igso-480-series) (registry code 41529, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Fresno Air Termnl

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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