Aero Comdr 680 N6873S

18 July 1973 · Palm Spngs, California, United States · Serious injuries

Summary

On 18 July 1973 at about 13:08 local time, a Aero Comdr 680 registered N6873S was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Palm Spngs, California, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date: 18 July 1973 at 13:08
Classification: Accident
Location: Palm Spngs, California, United States
Nearest airport: Palm Springs Muni
Coordinates: Not recorded
Aircraft: Aero Comdr 680
Registration: N6873S
Category: Fixed-Wing
Engines: 2
Operator: Not recorded
Operating rule: Private Owner
Purpose of flight: Pleasure
Phase of flight: Landing
Route: Santa Ana, Calif → S
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Weather: VMC
Light: Daylight
NTSB number: 3-2712

People

1 person was seriously injured.

On board	Died	Serious	Minor	Uninjured
1	0	1	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

TAXIWAY BEING USED AS RWY, HAD DISPLACED THRESHOLDS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

No coordinates. The source record does not contain a latitude and longitude, so this accident cannot be shown on the map. Everything else about it is on this page.

Source

NTSB record 3-2712, from the public aviation accident database.

Records from before 1982 are not in the NTSB's online investigation search. The full dataset can be downloaded from data.ntsb.gov/avdata.

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20 Oct 1973	Aero Comdr 680-FL N347R	Kennesaw, Georgia, United States no coordinates	TIP Top Poultr	No injuries	-
18 Mar 1973	Aero Comdr 680 N7312	Oklahoma Cty, Oklahoma, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	3
5 Dec 1973	Aero Comdr 680W N5029E	White Plains, New York, United States no coordinates	-	No injuries	-
17 Feb 1973	Aero Comdr 680F N69HE	Battle Grnd, Washington, United States no coordinates	Carpet World I	Fatal	3
22 Nov 1973	Aero Comdr 680-E N277LP	Birmingham, Alabama, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
12 Oct 1973	Aero Comdr 680FL N7377B	Van Nuys, California, United States no coordinates	Western Comman	Fatal	1

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Date	Aircraft	Location	Operator	Outcome	Died
2 Jan 1973	Cessna 150J N61178	No.olmstead, Ohio, United States no coordinates	Ortner Air SER	No injuries	-
26 Mar 1973	Cessna 180 N4596B	Chickasha, Oklahoma, United States no coordinates	-	No injuries	-
8 Mar 1973	Cessna 210H N5941F	Flagler Beach, Florida, United States no coordinates	Asphalt Produc	Fatal	1
14 Apr 1973	Cessna 172 N2692U	Bristol, Wisconsin, United States no coordinates	-	No injuries	-
24 May 1973	Cessna 150F N8182F	Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States no coordinates	-	No injuries	-
25 Mar 1973	Lake LA-4 N455	Key West, Florida, United States no coordinates	US Dept of INT	No injuries	-

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