# Accident 19770716042359A: Rkwell 680, Ft Lauderdale, FL, July 16, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 16, 1977
- Place: Ft Lauderdale, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Location: 26.1223° N, 80.1434° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Lauderdale, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1223&lon=-80.1434&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6892S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6892S-1978-02-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 680 (registry code 0141602, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-680) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RKWELL 680
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 5
- Pilot flight hours: 6,405 total, 1,185 in this make and model, 36 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA77FA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77FA068) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770716042359A

## Narrative

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

CRASHED IN AREA OF HVY TSTM ACTIVITY.MAIN WRECKAGE & PILOT NOT RECOVERED,INJURY 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 MIA77FA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77FA068), Jul 16, 1977: Aero Cmdr 680 (N6892S), Ft Lauderdale, FL, destroyed, 6 fatal

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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