# Accident 19800214002839A: Rkwell 680FL, Sebring, FL, February 14, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 14, 1980, 17:01 local time
- Place: Sebring, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.4729° N, 81.4468° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sebring, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.4729&lon=-81.4468&mi=10
- Aircraft: N662B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N662B-2014-11-12) (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 680FL
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA80FA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80FA032) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800214002839A

## Narrative

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

AIRPLANE WAS SEEN SPIRALING OUT OF CLOUDS, LEVELED THEN CAME APART. FELL INTO A LAKE. POSSIBLE DRUG OPERATION.

## 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 MIA80FA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80FA032), Feb 14, 1980: Aero Comdr 680FL (N662B), Sebring, FL, destroyed, 2 fatal

## Other reports on N662B (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19781027027509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781027027509I), Oct 27, 1978: Rkwell 680FL (N662B), Bethany, OK, Minor damage. Pilot taxiing on the terminal ramp struck the tail of a parked aircraft.

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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