# NTSB MIA76AM097: Aero Comdr 560, N2699B, Okeechobee, FL, July 9, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 9, 1976
- Place: Okeechobee, FL · OKEECHOBEE, FL
- Location: 27.2416° N, 80.8293° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Okeechobee, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.2416&lon=-80.8293&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 19, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154291
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA76AM097
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76AM097

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1926   76/7/9    OKEECHOBEE,FL       AERO COMDR 560      CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0330                    N2699B              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO            42, 7895 TOTAL HOURS, 24
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OKEECHOBEE COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FORT LAUDERDALE,FL          ORLANDO,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- ENG HYD PUMP ON L ENG.GR NOT LOCKED DWN PRIOR TO T/D.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2699B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2699B-2015-05-08), registration cancelled 2015-05-08, S/N 199, built 1955 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMDR 560
- Registry model: [Aero Commander 560](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-560) (registry code 0141402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming GO-480 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-go-480-series) (registry code 41527, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Okeechobee County

## 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 19760709024119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760709024119A), Jul 9, 1976: Rkwell 560, Okeechobee, FL, Substantial damage. Eng hyd pump on l eng. Gr not locked dwn prior to t/d.

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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