# NTSB MIA74FKG39: Aero Comdr 680-FL, N347R, Kennesaw, GA, October 20, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 20, 1973
- Place: Kennesaw, GA · KENNESAW, GA
- Location: 34.0312° N, 84.6213° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kennesaw, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0312&lon=-84.6213&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 10, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187754
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA74FKG39
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74FKG39

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4083  73/10/20   KENNESAW,GA         AERO COMDR 680-FL   CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 1115
        TIME - 2200                    N347R               PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 75 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MCCOLLUM
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KENNESAW,GA                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL GROUND-WATER-LOOP-SWERVE
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT SHOULDERS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- DEEP GRAVEL PIT AT END OF RWY.PLT ELECTED TO GND LOOP TO L STOPPED IN SOFT DIRT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N347R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N347R-2013-06-12), registration cancelled 2013-06-12, S/N 1333-18, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMDR 680-FL
- Registry model: [Aero Commander 680FL](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-680fl) (registry code 0141608) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming IGSO-540-B1A](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-igso-540-b1a) (registry code 41535, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Mccollum

## 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 19731020042639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731020042639A), Oct 20, 1973: Rkwell 680FL, Kennesaw, GA, Substantial damage. Deep gravel pit at end of rwy. Plt elected to gnd loop to l stopped in soft dirt.

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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