Aero Commander 680FL N6509V
16 December 1987 · Kansas City, Missouri, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 16 December 1987 at about 03:11 local time, a Aero Commander 680FL registered N6509V was involved in an accident near Kansas City, Missouri, United States. 90 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 03:11
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Kansas City, Missouri, United States
- Nearest airport
- Kansas City International (MCI)
- Coordinates
- 39.0090, -94.4594
- Aircraft
- Aero Commander 680FL
- Registration
- N6509V
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- MKC88FA028
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
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
AT 2108:57 EA FLT 275(EA275) A BOEING 727, WAS CLEARED TO TAKEOFF ON RUNWAY 19 AND AT 2110:24 N6509V, AN AERO COMMANDER,WAS CLEARED TO TAXI INTO POSITION AND HOLD. N6509V ENTERED RUNWAY 19 NEAR MID-FIELD AT TAXIWAY A-3 WITHOUT ADVISING THE TOWER OF HIS INTENT TO DEPART FROM AN INTERSECTION. THE CAPTAIN OF EA275 SAW N6509V ENTERING THE RUNWAY; HOWEVER HE STATED THERE WAS INSUFFICIENT TIME TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF. HE VEERED SLIGHTLY TO THE RIGHT AND BEGAN AN EARLY ROTATION IN AN EFFORT TO MISS N6509V. EA275'S LEFT WING TIP STRUCK THE RIGHT WING OF N6509V CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO N6509V ANDMINOR DAMAGE TO EA275. THE CREW OF EA275 WAS UNAWARE OF THE COLLISION AND CONTINUED TO SEATTLE WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.NIGHT VMC EXISTED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. CONSIDERABLE SNOW REMOVAL ACTIVITY WAS IN PROGRESS ON TAXIWAYS BETWEEN TAXIWAY A-3 AND THE NORTH END OF RUNWAY 19. THE LOCAL CONTROLLER DID NOT VERIFY THE POSITION OF N6509V BEFORE CLEARING THE AIRPLANE ONTO THE RUNWAY AND THE GROUND CONTROLLER DID NOT MONITOR THE TAXI ROUTE OF N6509V. TRAFFIC WAS LIGHT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Aircraft involved
| Aircraft | Registration | Operator | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aero Commander 680FL 680FL | N6509V | - | Substantial |
| Boeing 727-225A 727-225A | N8866E | - | Minor |
Other Aero Commander 680 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Sep 1987 | Aero Commander 680FL | St Thomas | - | No injuries | - |
| 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 |
| 9 Apr 1988 | Aero Commander 680FL | Soda Springs, Idaho, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 14 Mar 1988 | Aero Commander 680E | New York, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Feb 1988 | Aero Commander 680 | El Paso, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Mar 1987 | Cessna 182J | Archie, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Mar 1987 | Beechcraft BE-58 | Houston, Missouri, United States | Paramount Corp. | No injuries | - |
| 28 Mar 1987 | Cessna 150F | Fremont, Missouri, United States | Ruth Nickie | No injuries | - |
| 1 Apr 1987 | Cessna 140 | Creve Coeur, Missouri, United States | George Abner Benson | No injuries | - |
| 7 Apr 1987 | Fairchild SA-227 | Springfield, Missouri, United States | Resort Air, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 9 Apr 1987 | Cessna 152 | Kirksville, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |