# NTSB FTW80FRJ01: Aero Comdr 680W, N713SP, Alexandria, LA, October 4, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: October 4, 1979
- Place: Alexandria, LA · ALEXANDRIA, LA
- Location: 31.2934° N, 92.4702° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Alexandria, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.2934&lon=-92.4702&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 3 minor
- Status: Completed, report November 21, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133464
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW80FRJ01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FRJ01

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N713SP-2013-05-03), registration cancelled 2013-05-03, S/N 1805-27, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMDR 680W
- Registry model: [Aero Commander 680W](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-680w) (registry code 0141716) (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

## 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 19791004027959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791004027959A), Oct 4, 1979: Rkwell 680W, Alexandria, LA, Destroyed. Pilot made forced landing due to fire of undetermined origin in flight.

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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