# Accident 19800129002499A: Rkwell 680E, Bradenton, FL, January 29, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 29, 1980
- Place: Bradenton, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.4898° N, 82.5768° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bradenton, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.4898&lon=-82.5768&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6850S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6850S-1983-04-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 680 (registry code 0141602, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-680) (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 MIA80DLD33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80DLD33) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800129002499A

## Narrative

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

AIRPLANE CRASHED ATTEMPTING A NIGHT LANDING ON A DRAG STRIP. MARIJUANA FOUND ON BOARD AIRCRAFT.

## 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 MIA80DLD33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80DLD33), Jan 29, 1980: Aero Comdr 680E (N6850S), Bradenton, 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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