# NTSB FTW80FA096: Aero Comdr 680FLP, N6515V, Iola, TX, July 25, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 25, 1980
- Place: Iola, TX · IOLA, TX
- Location: 30.7726° N, 96.0776° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Iola, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.7726&lon=-96.0776&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report September 10, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130014
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW80FA096
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FA096

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1619  80/7/25    IOLA,TX             AERO COMDR 680FLP   CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 40, UNK/NR
        TIME - 1310                    N6515V              PX-  1  0  0  OTHER                     TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED        UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - STOLEN OR UNAUTH=
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G.
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- OWNER RPRTD ACFT STOLEN.935LBS MARIJUANA FOUND IN ACFT.CG APRX 5 IN BHND AFT LMT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6515V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6515V-2012-07-27), registration cancelled 2012-07-27, S/N 1599-25, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMDR 680FLP
- Registry model: [Aero Commander 680FL P](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-680fl-p) (registry code 0141610) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming IGSO-540-B1A](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-igso-540-b1a) (registry code 41535, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19800725030659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800725030659A), Jul 25, 1980: Rkwell 680FLP, Iola, TX, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Airplane overloaded with marijuana ran out of fuel. Pilot lost control of airplane, attempting emergency landing.

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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