# NTSB SEA81FA010: Aero Comdr 685, N9221N, Ashland, OR, December 12, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: December 12, 1980
- Place: Ashland, OR · ASHLAND, OR
- Location: 42.1922° N, 122.6983° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ashland, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1922&lon=-122.6983&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 3 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report February 25, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127615
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA81FA010
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81FA010

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3245  80/12/12   ASHLAND,OR          AERO COMDR 685      CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1845                    N9221N              PX-  0  3  1  CORP/EXEC                 40, 6100 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ASHLAND
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ASHLAND,OR                  FRESNO,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          PLT-FAILED TO ESTABLISH POSITIVE RATE OF CLIMB.
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                              UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1/4 MILE OR LESS                                         NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       35
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      NONE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9221N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9221N-1983-06-15), registration cancelled 1983-06-15, S/N 12033 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMDR 685
- Registry model: [Aero Commander 685](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-685) (registry code 0141612) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Ashland

## 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 19801212088279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801212088279A), Dec 12, 1980: Rkwell 685, Ashland, OR, Destroyed. Pilot attempted takeoff in very bad visibility conditions. Crashed right after takeoff.

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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