Aero Comdr 680 N401M
12 October 1968 · Tin City, Alaska, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 12 October 1968 at about 11:10 local time, a Aero Comdr 680 registered N401M, operated by Munz Northern, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Tin City, Alaska, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 11:10
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Tin City, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Tin City
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Aero Comdr 680
- Registration
- N401M
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Munz Northern
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-4735
People
2 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
WITNESSES STATED RT ENG BACKFIRED.PLT CONT T/O, CLIMBED AT STEEP ATTITUDE.2 PREVIOUS T/O ABORTED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Aero Comdr 680 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Apr 1968 | Aero Comdr 680-E | Little Rock, Arkansas, United States | All America AI | No injuries | - |
| 27 Aug 1968 | Aero Comdr 680FL | Troy, Michigan, United States | Erie Foundry C | No injuries | - |
| 30 Nov 1968 | Aero Comdr 680 | Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, United States | Ft.yukon Air S | No injuries | - |
| 16 Feb 1968 | Aero Comdr 680V | Cleveland, Ohio, United States | Beckett Aviati | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jan 1968 | Aero Comdr 680-E | Gambell, Alaska, United States | Munz Northern* | No injuries | - |
| 30 Oct 1968 | Aero Comdr 680 | Oakland, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jan 1968 | Piper PA-22 | Baytown, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1968 | Cessna 150 | Mounds, Oklahoma, United States | Riverside Airl | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1968 | Piper PA-22 | Laurel, Maryland, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1968 | Piper J5A | Valparaiso, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1968 | Mooney M20D | Santa Rosa, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 May 1968 | Cessna 182 | Medford, New Jersey, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |