Aero Commander 680FL P N12LF

Summary

On 3 February 1983 at about 17:02 local time, a Aero Commander 680FL P registered N12LF was involved in an accident near Sunbury, Pennsylvania, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

3 February 1983 at 17:02

Classification

Accident

Location

Sunbury, Pennsylvania, United States

Coordinates

40.8602, -76.7808

Aircraft

Aero Commander 680FL P

Registration

N12LF

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Business

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Teterboro → Clintonville

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC83FA060

2 people died.

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

AT APRX 0928 EST, THE PLT OBTAINED A FSS WX BRIEFING BY TELEPHONE. HE WAS BRIEFED ON CONDITIONS OF LOW CEILINGS, FOG, LIGHT RAIN, DRIZZLE, SNOW & BLOWING SNOW ALONG HIS ROUTE. HOWEVER, HE DID NOT ASK ABOUT ICING CONDITIONS & THE BRIEFING DID NOT INCLUDE A FLT PRECAUTION FOR ICING NOR A SIGMET (ISSUED AT 0820 EST) WHICH FORECASTED MODERATE TO SEVERE MIXED ICING. WHILE EN ROUTE, THE PLT MADE SEVERAL ATLITUDE CHANGES BY REQUEST. WHEN HE WAS QUERIED ABOUT A HEADING DEVIATION, HE REPLIED 'WE'RE HAVING A LITTLE PROBLEM.' THIS WAS THE LAST RADIO CONTACT. ATC RECEIVED NO RADIO CALLS CONCERNING ICING PROBLEMS OR AN EMERGENCY. WITNESSES NEAR THE CRASH SITE SAW THE ACFT COME OUT OF THE CLOUDS IN A NEAR VERTICAL DESCENT, ROTATING IN A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE, THEN IMPACT & BURN. AIRFRAME ICE UP TO 1/2 INCH THICK WAS FOUND ON/NEAR PARTS THAT WERE NOT FIRE DAMAGED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.