# Accident 19790930025169A: Rkwell 680, Suwannee, FL, September 30, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 30, 1979, 04:30 local time
- Place: Suwannee, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N6822S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6822S-2014-11-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 680 (registry code 0141602, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-680) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming GSO&IGSO-480 series (registry code 41529, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-gso-igso-480-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RKWELL 680
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA79DLE01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DLE01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790930025169A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT FOUND FLOATING OFF SHORE IN 2 FEET OF WATER. NO FUEL IN TANKS, BOTH PROPS FEATHERED. MARIJUANNA ONBOARD.

## 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 MIA79DLE01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DLE01), Sep 30, 1979: Rockwell 680 (N6822S), Suwannee, FL, substantial damage

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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