# NTSB OAK71FVG10: Aero Comdr 680-FL, N256X, Fort Jones, CA, August 15, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 15, 1970
- Place: Fort Jones, CA · FORT JONES, CA
- Location: 41.6085° N, 122.8411° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Jones, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6085&lon=-122.8411&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 11, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 191773
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK71FVG10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK71FVG10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3502  70/8/15    FORT JONES,CALIF    AERO COMDR 680-FL   CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 50, 1400
        TIME - 1235                    N256X               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 675 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SCOTT VALLEY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MEDFORD,OREG                FORT JONES,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED
        REMARKS- PLT STATED HE PUT GR HANDLE DWN DRG DWNWND LEG,OBSRVD HANDLE UP PSN AT TCHDWN
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N256X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N256X-2014-09-22), registration cancelled 2014-09-22, S/N 1404-58, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMDR 680-FL
- Registry model: [Aero Commander 680FL](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-680fl) (registry code 0141608) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming IGSO-540-B1A](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-igso-540-b1a) (registry code 41535, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Scott Valley

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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