Aero Comdr 680-FL N256X
15 August 1970 · Fort Jones, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 15 August 1970 at about 12:35 local time, a Aero Comdr 680-FL registered N256X was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Fort Jones, California, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 12:35
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Fort Jones, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Scott Valley
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Aero Comdr 680-FL
- Registration
- N256X
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Medford, Oreg → S
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3502
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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
PLT STATED HE PUT GR HANDLE DWN DRG DWNWND LEG, OBSRVD HANDLE UP PSN AT TCHDWN
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Mar 1970 | Aero Comdr 680W | Van Wert, Ohio, United States | Aeroquip Corpo | No injuries | - |
| 3 Jul 1970 | Aero Comdr 680 | Morocco, Indiana, United States | Great Lakes AV | No injuries | - |
| 11 Sep 1970 | Aero Comdr 680W | West Chicago, Illinois, United States | Ryan Inc of WI | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jul 1970 | Aero Comdr 680-FL | Butler, Pennsylvania, United States | Mobile Auto CR | Fatal | 3 |
| 23 Aug 1970 | Aero Comdr 680V | Taos, New Mexico, United States | Combs Acft Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 28 Sep 1970 | Aero Comdr 680V | Norman, Oklahoma, United States | North American | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jan 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Norwood, Massachusetts, United States | E W Wiggins AI | No injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Albany, New York, United States | McIntyre Aviat | No injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1970 | N American SNJ-4 | Dothan, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Ridgely, Maryland, United States | Charles B Todd | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Torrance, California, United States | Sperry Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 1970 | Aeronca 11AC | Butler, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |