Aero Commander 680T N932E

Summary

On 11 July 1984 at about 23:16 local time, a Aero Commander 680T registered N932E was involved in an accident near Castle Rock, Washington, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

11 July 1984 at 23:16

Classification

Accident

Location

Castle Rock, Washington, United States

Coordinates

46.2892, -122.9496

Aircraft

Aero Commander 680T

Registration

N932E

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Seattle → Hillsboro

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

SEA84FA170

1 person had minor injuries.

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

THE ACFT WAS ON A X-COUNTRY TRIP. ON PREVIOUS FLTS OVER THE SAME ROUTE, 2 REFUELING STOPS WERE MADE. DURING THIS TRIP, NO REFUELING WAS ACCOMPLISHED, & WHILE EN ROUTE, THE LOW FUEL WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. THE PLT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY & WASVECTORED & ASSIGNED THE LOWEST POSSIBLE IFR ALT. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, BOTH ENGINES QUIT. WHEN HE ENQUIRED ABOUT NEARBY ARPTS, THE PLT WAS TOLD THERE WERE NONE AND ADVISED TO FIND A ROAD OR SUITABLE AREA TO LAND. THE PLT OVERSHOT A ROAD AFTER FEATHERING BOTH ENGINES AND CRASHED ON AN EMBANKMENT. THERE WAS NO SMELL OF FUEL AT THE SCENE OF THE CRASH. BOTH PROPS WERE IN THE FEATHERED POSITION.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.