- Date
- August 22, 1978
- Place
- Memphis, TN · MEMPHIS, TN
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N680RGRockwell 680F
- Status
- Completed · report September 26, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780822025049A
- Case key
- 140039
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2179 78/8/22 MEMPHIS,TN ROCKWELL 680F CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 24, 2157 TIME - 1905 N680RG PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 141 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GEN DEWITT SPAIN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MEMPHIS,TN LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-2 ENGINES
Aircraft
- Registration
- N680RG
- Reported as
- Rockwell 680F
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Gen Dewitt Spain
N680RGRegistration cancelled Jul 22, 2011 · Aero Commander 680-FAirframe modelAero Commander 680-FEngine modelLycoming IGSO-540-B1A
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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.