Aero Comdr 680 N6853S
7 June 1977 · Upland, California, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 7 June 1977 at about 07:40 local time, a Aero Comdr 680 registered N6853S, operated by El Dorado Leas, was involved in an accident during in flight near Upland, California, United States. 5 people were on board and 5 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 07:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Upland, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Cable
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Aero Comdr 680
- Registration
- N6853S
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- El Dorado Leas
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → San Diego, Ca
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2979
People
5 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 5 | 0 | 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
LOW ALT FLT IN LOW CEILING AREA.ACFT CRASHED INTO APT COMPLEX.PLT DECLARED GYROS OUT, REASON UNDET.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Aero Comdr 680 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Feb 1977 | Aero Comdr 680 FL | Savoonga, Alaska, United States | Munz Northern | Serious injuries | - |
| 28 May 1977 | Aero Comdr 680FL | Indianapolis, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jan 1977 | Aero Comdr 680F | Neffsville, Pennsylvania, United States | World Wide AUT | No injuries | - |
| 11 Jul 1976 | Aero Comdr 680 | Bunker, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 May 1976 | Aero Comdr 680 | Sinclair, Wyoming, United States | WAC Corp, Inc | Serious injuries | - |
| 8 Aug 1976 | Aero Comdr 680T | Alapaha, Georgia, United States | Aircraft Inves | Fatal | 1 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Mar 1977 | Cessna 182Q | Mangum, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1977 | Beechcraft B24R | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Apr 1977 | Hiller UH-12E | Thermal, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 May 1977 | Piper PA-18 | Fort Plain, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jul 1977 | Cessna 188 | Brookland, Arkansas, United States | JAY H Harmon | No injuries | - |
| 1 May 1977 | Eaa Biplane P | Kennewick, Washington, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |