# Accident 19780405029079A: Rkwell 680F, Fellsmere, FL, April 5, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 5, 1978
- Place: Fellsmere, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Location: 27.7678° N, 80.6014° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fellsmere, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.7678&lon=-80.6014&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2998C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2998C-2009-07-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 680-F (registry code 0141606, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-680-f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IGSO-540-B1A (registry code 41535, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-igso-540-b1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RKWELL 680F
- Reported engine: LYC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 18,980 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA78FA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FA060-202551) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780405029079A

## Narrative

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

ACFT FOUND IN CANAL ADJ TO ROAD.ACFT UNDER SURVEILLANCE FOR SUSPI OF NARCOTICS CONTRABAND.

## 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 MIA78FA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FA060-202551), Apr 5, 1978: Aero Comdr 680F (N2998C), Fellsmere, FL, destroyed, 1 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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