Aero Comdr 681 N578KA
2 September 1981 · Great Falls, Montana, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 2 September 1981 at about 18:05 local time, a Aero Comdr 681 registered N578KA, operated by Kenai Air Alas, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Great Falls, Montana, United States. 7 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:05
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Great Falls, Montana, United States
- Nearest airport
- Great Falls Intl
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Aero Comdr 681
- Registration
- N578KA
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Kenai Air Alas
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2467
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
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
UPPER SCISSOR, P/N ED11059-3, ON R M/L/G STRUT ASSY FAILED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Aero Comdr 681 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Jan 1981 | Aero Comdr 681 | Winnemucca, Nevada, United States | Orcon Inc | Fatal | 2 |
| 8 Mar 1978 | Aero Comdr 681 | Greenup, Kentucky, United States | Spad Aviation | Fatal | 3 |
| 23 Jul 1974 | Aero Comdr 681 | Canyon, Texas, United States | World Service | No injuries | - |
| 6 Jun 1971 | Aero Comdr 681 | Destin, Florida, United States | Berry Brothers | No injuries | - |
| 25 Nov 1970 | Aero Comdr 681 | Altus, Oklahoma, United States | Leake Industri | Fatal | 1 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jan 1981 | Cessna 150 | Ellenville, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jan 1981 | Aerospatial AS-350 | Garden City, New York, United States | Island Helicop | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1981 | Cessna 172 | Payson, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1981 | Cessna 172 | Cullison, Kansas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Jan 1981 | Cessna 500 | Bluefield, West Virginia, United States | Georgia-Pacifi | Fatal | 5 |
| 16 Jun 1981 | Bell 212 | Angleton, Texas, United States | Houston Helico | Minor injuries | - |