# NTSB MIA75DKT47: Aero Comdr 680, N680LP, Palm Beach, FL, February 9, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 9, 1975
- Place: Palm Beach, FL · PALM BEACH, FL
- Location: 26.6948° N, 80.0419° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Palm Beach, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.6948&lon=-80.0419&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 21, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147451
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA75DKT47
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75DKT47

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0205   75/2/9  NR.PALM BEACH,FL      AERO COMDR 680      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 2435
        TIME - 1020                    N680LP              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 457 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WINTER HAVEN,FL             MARSH HARBOR,BAHAMAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           DITCHING                                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN ENGINE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER
        REMARKS- ACFT DITCHED DUE ENG FIRE FOLLOWING FAILURE OF L ENG.WRECKAGE NOT RCVRD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N680LP](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N680LP-1976-05-25), registration cancelled 1976-05-25, S/N 680-323-17 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMDR 680
- Registry model: [Aero Commander 680](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-680) (registry code 0141602) (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 19750209002469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750209002469A), Feb 9, 1975: Rkwell 680, Palm Beach, FL, Destroyed. Acft ditched due eng fire following failure of l eng. Wreckage not rcvrd.

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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