# NTSB MIA71FKT07: Aero Comdr 680T, N541W, Pompano Beach, FL, October 3, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: October 3, 1970
- Place: Pompano Beach, FL · POMPANO BEACH, FL
- Location: 26.2416° N, 80.1339° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pompano Beach, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.2416&lon=-80.1339&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report February 8, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 158854
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA71FKT07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA71FKT07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4601   70/10/3   POMPANO BEACH,FLA   AERO COMDR 680T     CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 32, 2200
        TIME - 0705                    N541W               PX-  0  0  0  CORP/EXEC                 TOTAL HOURS, 50 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - POMPANO BEACH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          POMPANO BEACH,FLA           FT LAUDERDALE,FLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           DITCHING                                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FAILURE OF TWO OR MORE ENGINES
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-2 ENGINES
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N541W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N541W-2012-08-21), registration cancelled 2012-08-21, S/N 680T-1554-13, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMDR 680T
- Registry model: [Aero Commander 680T](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-680t) (registry code 0141712) (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Pompano Beach

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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