# NTSB MIA70F0014: Aero Comdr 680-E, N344V, Jacksonville, FL, April 11, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 11, 1969
- Place: Jacksonville, FL · JACKSONVILLE, FL
- Location: 30.3322° N, 81.6557° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jacksonville, FL, within about 15 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3322&lon=-81.6557&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 24, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 184566
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA70F0014
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA70F0014

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1626  69/4/11    JACKSONVILLE,FLA    AERO COMDR 680-E    CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 4184
        TIME - 2040                    N344V               PX-  0  0  2  CORP/EXEC                 TOTAL HOURS, 54 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT                             IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: MASTER AND CONNECTING RODS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN ENGINE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- NR 3 CON ROD CAP BOLTS FAILED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N344V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N344V-1977-02-01), registration cancelled 1977-02-01, S/N 680E-770-46 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMDR 680-E
- Registry model: [Aero Commander 680-E](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-680-e) (registry code 0141604) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N344V (2)

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.

- [NTSB FTW77FRG16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77FRG16), Dec 9, 1976: Aero Comdr 680E (N344V), Mineral, TX, destroyed
- [NTSB DEN67A0065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN67A0065), Apr 14, 1967: Aero Comdr 680E (N344V), Denver, CO, substantial damage

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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