Aero Commander 680E accident near Lakeland, FL
On September 10, 1996, an Aero Commander 680E (airplane) was involved in an accident near Lakeland, FL. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- September 10, 1996
- Place
- Lakeland, FL
- Aircraft
- Aero Commander 680E · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 27.979°N, 82.010°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001208X06783
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On September 9, 1996, about 2010 eastern daylight time, an Aero Commander 680E, N262X, registered to a group of individuals, crashed while returning to the Lakeland Linder Regional Airport, Lakeland, Florida, while on a Title 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft was destroyed and the private-rated pilot was fatally injured. The flight was originating at the time of the accident. The flight departed runway 27 at Lakeland, en route to Winter Haven, Florida. Shortly after the takeoff, air traffic controllers observed the aircraft flying from the southwest back toward the airport, at about 150-200 feet. A short time later, the pilot reported he had an engine out. Controllers cleared the flight to land. No further transmissions were received from the pilot. Controllers observed the aircraft fly over the approach end of runway 9 while on a northeast heading. The aircraft entered a right bank and the aircraft's nose then dropped. The aircraft descended and impacted the ground nose first on the parallel taxiway to runway 9. PERSONNEL INFORMATION Federal Aviation Administration records indicate the pilot held a private pilot certificate with airplane single engine land and airplane multiengine land ratings, last issued on August 3, 1977. The pilot held a second class medical certificate issued on November 13, 1995, with the limitation that the holder shall possess correcting glasses for near vision while exercising the privileges of his airman certificate. One of the other
Probable cause
failure of the pilot to maintain minimum control speed, while returning to the airport for a precautionary landing, following a reported loss of power in one engine, which resulted in a loss of aircraft control and an uncontrolled collision with the terrain. Factors relating to the accident were: loss of power in the left engine for undetermined reason(s), and the pilot's apparent lack of familiar
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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.
