- Date
- January 20, 1979
- Place
- Dendelton, OR · DENDELTON, OR
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N6872SAero Comdr 680E
- Status
- Completed · report March 15, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790120001249A
- Case key
- 137713
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0139 79/1/20 DENDELTON,OR AERO COMDR 680E CR- 0 1 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 1777 TIME - 0138 N6872S PX- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-CARGO TOTAL HOURS, 679 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PENDECTON DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP PORTLAND,OR BOISE,ID DENDELTON,OR TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: INITIAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IFR OPERATION PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INSTRUMENTS-MISREAD OR FAILED TO READ FACTOR(S) WEATHER - LOW CEILING WEATHER - FOG WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, IN PERSON WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE BROKEN 300 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 2 MILES OR LESS FREEZING DRIZZLE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F FOG 26 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 270 3 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN IFR IFR REMARKS- ACFT DESCENDED BLW MDA,TWR CLOSED.WINTER WHEAT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6872S
- Reported as
- Aero Comdr 680E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Pendecton
N6872SRegistration cancelled Nov 13, 2013 · Aero Commander 680-EAirframe modelAero Commander 680-EEngine modelLycoming GSO&IGSO-480 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N6872S · 1
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