Aero Commander 680FL N6341U

Summary

On 8 August 1986 at about 12:00 local time, a Aero Commander 680FL registered N6341U, operated by Air Parcel Express, was involved in an accident near Duxsbury, Vermont, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

8 August 1986 at 12:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Duxsbury, Vermont, United States

Nearest airport

Burlington International (BTV)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Aero Commander 680FL

Registration

N6341U

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Air Parcel Express

Operating rule

Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Montpelier → Burlington

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC86FA201

1 person 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

THE PLT WAS ON A VFR FLIGHT FROM MONTPELIER, VT TO BURLINGTON, VT; A DISTANCE OF ABOUT 80 MIS. A MOUNTAIN RANGE IS BETWEEN THE TWO LOCATION. SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF THE PLT RADIOED BURLINGTON APPROACH CONTROL AND REQUESTED AN IFR CLEARANCE TO LAND AT BURLINGTON. HE REPORTED THAT HE WAS 10 MILES NW OF MONTPELIER. THE PLT WAS ASSIGNED A TRANSPONDER CODE. THE AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER THEN NOTICED THAT THE ACFT WAS NEAR A MOUNTAIN AT A UNVERIFIED ALTITUDE OF 3500 FT. THE CONTROLLER ALERTED THE PLT THAT HE WAS 2 MILES SOUTH OF A 4393 FT HIGH MOUNTAIN. THERE WAS NO RESPONSE FROM THE PLT. THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH THE EAST SIDE OF ETHAN ALLEN AT A HEIGHT OF 3580 FT. THE ACFT WAS ON A NORTHWEST HEADING AT IMPACT. VFR CONDITIONS OF 3800 FT BROKEN AND 4000 FT SCATTERED EXISTED AT THE TIME.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.