- Date
- October 4, 1979
- Place
- Alexandria, LA · ALEXANDRIA, LA
- Injuries
- 3 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N713SPAero Comdr 680W
- Status
- Completed · report November 21, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19791004027959A
- Case key
- 133464
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2512 79/10/4 NR.ALEXANDRIA,LA AERO COMDR 680W CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 1841 TIME - 1915 N713SP PX- 0 0 2 CORP/EXEC TOTAL HOURS, 31 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PENSACOLA,FL FORT WORTH,TX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS - SMOKE IN COCKPIT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN CABIN,COCKPIT,BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - *ERROR-INVALID CODE* MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SMOKE IN COCKPIT REMARKS- LNDD SAFELY ON PASTURE.ACFT EXPLODED & BURNED IMMEDIATELY AFTERWARDS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N713SP
- Reported as
- Aero Comdr 680W
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo prop
- Damage
- Destroyed
N713SPRegistration cancelled May 3, 2013 · Aero Commander 680WAirframe modelAero Commander 680WEngine modelAiResearch 331 SER 605HP
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.