# NTSB IAD74AI042: Aero Comdr 680FP, N46832, Cynthiana, KY, February 5, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: February 5, 1974
- Place: Cynthiana, KY · CYNTHIANA, KY
- Location: 38.3829° N, 84.3018° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cynthiana, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3829&lon=-84.3018&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report April 3, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187087
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD74AI042
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74AI042

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0189   74/2/5    CYNTHIANA,KY        AERO COMDR 680FP    CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 1400
        TIME - 0705                    N46832              PX-  2  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CINCINNATI,OHIO             FT.LAUDERDALE,FLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- PLT LAST REPORTED OUT OF 15000FT GOING TO 17000FT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N46832](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N46832-1974-05-07), registration cancelled 1974-05-07, S/N 1377-142 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMDR 680FP
- Registry model: [Aero Commander 680-F](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-680-f) (registry code 0141606) (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 19740205006849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740205006849A), Feb 5, 1974: Rkwell 680F, Cynthiana, KY, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Plt last reported out of 15000FT going to 17000FT.

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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