# NTSB ATL80FA070: Aero Comdr 680V, N2755H, Jackson, MS, July 7, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 7, 1980
- Place: Jackson, MS · JACKSON, MS
- Location: 32.2988° N, 90.1848° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jackson, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2988&lon=-90.1848&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report January 15, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129383
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL80FA070
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL80FA070

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3517   80/7/7    JACKSON,MS          AERO COMDR 680V     CR-  0  1  0  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 2043                    N2755H              PX-  1  0  0  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      35, 3000 TOTAL HOURS, 80
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO S-D        IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ALLEN C THOMPSON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NEW ORLEANS,LA              JACKSON,MS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           TURBULENCE                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED FLIGHT INTO KNOWN AREAS OF SEVERE TURBULENCE
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - WIND SHEAR
           WEATHER - TURBULENCE, ASSOCIATED W/CLOUDS AND/OR THUNDERSTORMS
           WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS
           WEATHER - THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  3000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          4 MILES OR LESS                                           RAIN, THUNDERSTORM
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      93
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          140                                                       12
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      IFR
        REMARKS- WND GSTG 25KTS.PLT RCVD PIREPS OF WNDSHEAR,TURBL & DWNDFTS IN VCTY OF APRT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2755H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2755H-2014-09-25), registration cancelled 2014-09-25, S/N 1628, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMDR 680V
- Registry model: [Aero Commander 680T](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-680t) (registry code 0141712) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [AiResearch 331 SER 605HP](https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-331-ser-605hp) (registry code 01502, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Allen C Thompson

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19800707024049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800707024049A), Jul 7, 1980: Rkwell 680V, Jackson, MS, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Lost control of airplane on ILS approach in severe turbulence. Thunderstorm, windshear reported.

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.

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