- Date
- March 10, 1972
- Place
- John Day, OR · JOHN DAY, OR
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Uncontrolled descent
- Aircraft
- N6280XAero Comdr 680-F
- Status
- Completed · report December 21, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 165700
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0919 72/3/10 NR.JOHN DAY,OREG AERO COMDR 680-F CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 45, 632 TIME - 1825 N6280X PX- 0 0 1 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 403 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TWIN FALLS,ID HILLSBORO,OREG TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION MISCELLANEOUS IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) SYSTEMS - OXYGEN SYSTEM: CREW SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION PILOT IN COMMAND - INCAPACITATION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - HYPOXIA PILOT IN COMMAND - EXCEEDED DESIGNED STRESS LIMITS OF AIRCRAFT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING REMARKS- PLT LOST CTL AT 26000FT DUE OXY MASK LINE OBSTRUCTION.MADE ABRUPT RECOVERY AT 20000 FT.DMGD WGS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6280X
- Reported as
- Aero Comdr 680-F
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N6280XRegistration cancelled Nov 7, 2013 · Aero Commander 680-FAirframe modelAero Commander 680-FEngine modelLycoming IGSO-540-B1A
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