Aero Commander 680FL accident near Alabaster, Alabama, August 2, 1982
On August 2, 1982, a Aero Commander 680FL, registered N11GT, was destroyed in an accident near Alabaster, Alabama (Shelby County airport). It was a flight of an unrecorded kind under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- August 2, 1982
- Place
- Alabaster, Alabama · Shelby County
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Aero Commander 680FL · all 680FLs on the register
- Registration
- N11GT · no longer on the register · serial 1357-36
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Flight of an unrecorded kind · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
PRIOR TO THE POST-MAINTENANCE INSPECTION FLIGHT THE PILOT/OWNER, WHO IS A CERTIFICATED A&P MECHANCIC, HAD BEEN CALIBRATING THE FUEL FLOW ON THE RIGHT ENG FUEL INJECTOR PUMP. AN EXTERNAL LINE HAD BEEN CONNECTED TO THE FUEL FLOW TRANSMITTER FITTING OF THE FUEL INJECTOR. PRIOR TO THE TEST FLIGHT THE EXTERNAL LINE WAS REMOVED & THE FUEL FLOW REPLACED. ABOUT 10 MIN AFTER TAKEOFF THE PLT OBSERVED FLAMES FROM 25 TO 15 PSI. THE RIGHT ENG WAS SHUT DOWN & THE PROP FEATHERED. AFTER LANDING THE PLT WAS UNABLE TO TAXI THE ACFT & THE ACFT WAS ABANDONED.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 7,205 hours in all; 1,710 in this make and model; 7,110 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: unk
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 3,516 hours
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded; 1 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 8,500 lb
- Seats: 7
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Lycoming IGSO-540-B1A (piston); 0 hours total
- Fire in flight and on the ground
The flight
- Departed from: 21A Alabaster AL at 7:00 pm
- Destination: 21A Alabaster AL
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 33, 3,800 ft by 75 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: dusk
- Wind: from 310° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 5 statute miles
- Sky: overcast at 4,000 ft; not recorded
- Temperature: 185°F (85°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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