Aero Commander 680 N1231
24 October 1999 · Bremerton, Washington, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 24 October 1999 at about 21:08 local time, a Aero Commander 680 registered N1231, operated by Dale Smith, was involved in an accident near Bremerton, Washington, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 21:08
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Bremerton, Washington, United States
- Nearest airport
- Bremerton National (PWT)
- Coordinates
- 47.5695, -122.6310
- Aircraft
- Aero Commander 680
- Registration
- N1231
- Category
- Airplane
- Operator
- Dale Smith
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Seattle → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- SEA00LA016
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
Loss of directional control by the student pilot during landing. Factors include inadequate remedial action by the flight instructor, and an airport sign that was struck by the airplane, collapsing the left main landing gear.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The student pilot and flight instructor were conducting full-stop landing practice in the multi-engine airplane. The airplane drifted off the runway, struck a taxiway marker, and collapsed the left main landing gear. In a telephone interview, the student acknowledged that he had lost directional control of the airplane during landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Aero Commander 680 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Jun 1998 | Aero Commander 680FL | Helena, Montana, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Mar 1998 | Aero Commander 680FLP | Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 1 Oct 1998 | Aero Commander 680 FPL | Palm Springs, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 10 Sep 1996 | Aero Commander 680E | Lakeland, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 1 Jun 1995 | Aero Commander 680 | North Bend, Oregon, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 10 Sep 2003 | Aero Commander 680 | Porter, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Jan 1999 | Cessna 175 | Moses Lake, Washington, United States | John H. Bross | Serious injuries | - |
| 4 Dec 1999 | Cessna 140 | Port Townsend, Washington, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Jul 1999 | Cessna 185 | Renton, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Sep 1999 | Cessna 170B | Auburn, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1999 | Cessna T210L | Port Angeles, Washington, United States | Wings Aloft | Minor injuries | - |
| 11 Sep 1999 | Stinson V77 | Tacoma, Washington, United States | Kimble, Wallis, R. | No injuries | - |