# Accident 19761209038049A: Rkwell 680E, Mineral, TX, December 9, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 9, 1976
- Place: Mineral, TX
- Airport: Private Ranch
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Location: 28.5486° N, 97.9042° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mineral, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.5486&lon=-97.9042&mi=10
- Aircraft: N344V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N344V-1977-02-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 680-E (registry code 0141604, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-680-e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RKWELL 680E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW77FRG16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77FRG16) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761209038049A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ILLEGAL DRUG TRANSPORTATION.ACFT BELIEVED BURNED BY PLT. INJURY INDEX PRESUMED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW77FRG16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77FRG16), Dec 9, 1976: Aero Comdr 680E (N344V), Mineral, TX, destroyed

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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