# NTSB SEA76A5071: Aero Comdr 680FP, N680FP, Fall City, WA, August 27, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 27, 1976
- Place: Fall City, WA · FALL CITY, WA
- Location: 47.5694° N, 121.9137° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fall City, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.5694&lon=-121.9137&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report October 20, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155331
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA76A5071
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76A5071

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2559  76/8/27    FALL CITY,WA        AERO COMDR 680FP    CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 51, 950
        TIME - 1550                    N680FP              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WENATCHEE,WA                BOEING FLD,SEATTLE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- CAUSE OF FEATHERED PROP COULD NOT BE FOUND. OBS SPINNING OUT OF CLOUDS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N680FP](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N680FP-1977-02-10), registration cancelled 1977-02-10, S/N 1322-135 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMDR 680FP
- Registry model: [Aero Commander 680-F](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-680-f) (registry code 0141606) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19760827038959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760827038959A), Aug 27, 1976: Rkwell 680F, Fall City, WA, Destroyed. Cause of feathered prop could not be found. OBS spinning out of clouds.

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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