# Accident 19780807035129A: Rkwell 680FLP, Ngreat Inagua, August 7, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 7, 1978
- Place: Ngreat Inagua
- Damage: Damage unknown
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N669SA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N669SA-2013-07-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 680FL (registry code 0141608, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-680fl) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IGSO-540-B1A (registry code 41535, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-igso-540-b1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RKWELL 680FLP
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,800 total, 17 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA78DA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78DA115) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780807035129A

## Narrative

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

PLT RPRTD ENG ON FIRE & DITCHING.ACFT NOT LOCATED.ACFT DMG & INJUNDEX 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 MIA78DA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78DA115), Aug 7, 1978: Aero Comdr 680F (N669SA), Ngreat Inagua (Atlantic Ocean), destroyed, 2 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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