Aero Commander 680T N17690
3 December 1985 · Concord, California, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 3 December 1985 at about 08:00 local time, a Aero Commander 680T registered N17690 was involved in an accident near Concord, California, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 08:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Concord, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Buchanan (CCR)
- Coordinates
- 38.0002, -122.0300
- Aircraft
- Aero Commander 680T
- Registration
- N17690
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Unknown → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- LAX86FVD03
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 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
ON 12/3/85 AT APRX 0830, THE ACFT WAS FND LYING INVERTED IN A CANAL ADJACENT TO THE ARPT WHERE IT HAD BEEN ON 24 HR STANDBY FOR MEDICAL FLTS. TWELVE DAYS LATER, THE PLT'S BODY WAS ALSO FND IN THE CANAL. AN INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE ACFT HAD BEEN TAKEN SOMETIME DURING A PERIOD WHEN THE TOWER WAS CLOSED BETWEEN 2200 PST ON 12/2/85 & 0600 PST THE NEXT MORNING, WITHOUT THE KNOWLEDGE OR CONSENT OF THE OPERATOR. MAIN GEAR TIRE MARKS WERE FND IN MUD WHERE THE ACFT HAD CONTD OFF THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RWY. BEYOND THE END OF THE RWY, THE ACFT HIT A FENCE & A 5 FT DIRT BANK, THEN HIT THE GND AFTER BEING AIRBORNE ABOUT 200 FT & CAME TO REST IN THE CANAL. SHERIFF'S PSNL CONTACTED FRIENDS OF THE PLT, WHO HAD SPENT THE EVENING WITH HIM. BASE ON INFORMATION THAT THEY PROVIDED CONCERNING THE CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, THE SHERIFF'S PSNL STATED THAT THE PLT WOULD HAVE BEEN LEGALLY INTOXICATED. THE OVERRUN WAS PRESUMED TO HAVE OCCURRED DURING EITHER A LANDING OR A TAKEOFF ON 12/3/85.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Aero Commander 680 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Jul 1985 | Aero Commander 680-FP | Chesapeake, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 6 Mar 1985 | Aero Commander 680V | Kingstown, Rhode Island, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Sep 1985 | Aero Commander 680FL | Fort Collins, Colorado, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 3 Dec 1986 | Aero Commander 680 | Barre, Vermont, United States | Energy Air Center Charters | No injuries | - |
| 8 Aug 1986 | Aero Commander 680FL | Duxsbury, Vermont, United States | Air Parcel Express | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Feb 1984 | Aero Commander 680F | Charleston, Tennessee, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Mar 1985 | Mooney M20C | Apple Valley, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 22 Mar 1985 | Cessna 152 | Shafter, California, United States | Air Center International, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 23 Mar 1985 | Cessna 150 | Banning, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 15 Oct 1985 | Rotorway EXECUTIVE | El Monte, California, United States | Frank Louis Lillo | No injuries | - |
| 29 Mar 1985 | Piper PA-30 | Death Valley, California, United States | Underwood Assoc. Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 2 Apr 1985 | Cessna 414 | Eagle Mountain, California, United States | - | Unknown | - |