Aero Commander 680 accident near North Bend, OR
On June 1, 1995, an Aero Commander 680 (airplane) was involved in an accident near North Bend, OR. 3 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- June 1, 1995
- Place
- North Bend, OR
- Aircraft
- Aero Commander 680 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 3 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 43.480°N, 124.160°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001207X03803
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On June 1, 1995, approximately 1554 PDT, an Aero Commander 680, N6877S, was destroyed in an inflight collision with water adjacent to the North Bend, OR municipal airport. The commercial pilot/co-owner, whose pilot certificate carried only an airplane single-engine land category and class rating, and his two passengers were fatally injured. The flight was a local 14 CFR 91 flight out of North Bend. Instrument meteorological conditions existed but no flight plan had been filed. The crew of a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter which had just landed at North Bend, CG6552, saw the airplane take off on runway 31. The pilot-in-command of CG6552 stated that he became concerned about this since the 800-foot ceiling was below minimum weather requirements for normal visual flight rules (VFR) and he had not heard the pilot of this airplane call for or receive an air traffic control (ATC) clearance to operate in North Bend's Class E surface area airspace under either special visual flight rules (SVFR) or instrument flight rules (IFR). He radioed a warning to the crew of another Coast Guard helicopter, CG6529, which was inbound to North Bend from the west on a SVFR clearance, to watch out for the airplane. The pilot-in-command of CG6552 stated that from the Coast Guard wash rack parking spot on the airport, he saw the airplane continue straight ahead after takeoff and enter the clouds in a wings-level climb. Several members of the crew of CG6529, the airborne Coast Guard helicopter inbound to North Bend from the west, witnessed the water impact. They stated that they initiall
Probable cause
THE PILOT INITIATING FLIGHT INTO WEATHER CONDITIONS BEYOND WHAT HE WAS CAPABLE OF HANDLING. THE PILOT'S OVERCONFIDENCE IN HIS PERSONAL ABILITY AND THE LOW CEILING WERE FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
