Aero Commander 690C N81TR

Summary

On 24 May 1991 at about 02:25 local time, a Aero Commander 690C registered N81TR, operated by Casper Air Service, was involved in an incident near Denver, Colorado, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

24 May 1991 at 02:25

Classification

Incident

Location

Denver, Colorado, United States

Nearest airport

Stapleton International (DEN)

Coordinates

39.7306, -104.9199

Aircraft

Aero Commander 690C

Registration

N81TR

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Casper Air Service

Operating rule

Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Cheyenne → Denver

Aircraft damage

Not recorded

Weather

VMC

Light

Dusk

NTSB number

DEN91IA076

Nobody was injured.

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

DURING MID-BASE LEG FOR A VFR APPROACH TO LANDING AT STAPELTON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, THE PILOT OF N81TR WAS SELECTING FULL FLAP POSITION, WHEN HE HEARD A DULL THUD. THE AIRCRAFT STARTED A ROLL TO THE LEFT, BUT THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT UNITL HE COULD RAISE THE FLAP HANDLE. AFTER SELECTING 'FLAP UP POSITION,' THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO NORMAL FLIGHT, AND A NORMAL NO FLAP LANDING WAS ACCOMPLISHED. AFTER LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT WAS PARKED AND INSPECTED. A BROKEN FLAP CABLE WAS FOUND. LATER, TESTS REVEALED THE CABLE HAD SEPARATED DUE TO FATIGUE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.