Aero Commander 680FL N1198Z

Summary

On 9 May 1986 at about 07:38 local time, a Aero Commander 680FL registered N1198Z, operated by Suburban Air Freight, Inc., was involved in an accident near Grand Island, Nebraska, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

9 May 1986 at 07:38

Classification

Accident

Location

Grand Island, Nebraska, United States

Nearest airport

Central Nebraska Regional (GRI)

Coordinates

40.9505, -98.2892

Aircraft

Aero Commander 680FL

Registration

N1198Z

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Suburban Air Freight, Inc.

Operating rule

Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Omaha → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

MKC86FA101

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 TWIN ENG ACFT CRASHED AND BURNED 4 MILES NORTH OF THE ARPT WHILE ON AN INSTRUMENT APCH. THE PLT HAD TRANSMITTED THAT HE HAD AN ENGINE PROBLEM. THE #5 CYLINDER WAS FOUND DETACHED FROM THE LEFT ENGINE BUT THE LEFT PROPELLER WAS NOT FEATHERED. AN ENGINE TEARDOWN REVEALED EVIDENCE TO INDICATE THE #5 CYLINDER ATTACHMENTS WERE NOT PROPERLY TORQUED. NO PREIMPACT FAILURE COULD BE FOUND WITH THE RIGHT ENGINE. THE RIGHT PROPELLER WAS FOUND IN FEATHERED POSITION.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.