# NTSB MIA76AM102: Aero Comdr 680T, N601G, Alapaha, GA, August 8, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 8, 1976
- Place: Alapaha, GA · ALAPAHA, GA
- Location: 31.3831° N, 83.2237° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Alapaha, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.3831&lon=-83.2237&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report October 7, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155379
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA76AM102
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76AM102

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2519   76/8/8  NR.ALAPAHA,GA         AERO COMDR 680T     CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0500                    N601G               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  37, 2850 TOTAL HOURS, 40
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HOUSTON,TX                  NEW ORLEANS,LA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INCAPACITATION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT FATIGUE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FAILURE OF TWO OR MORE ENGINES
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-2 ENGINES
        REMARKS- PLT OVERFLEW DEST BY 375 MILES.BLOOD ALCOHOL LVL 0.150 PCT.DROPS OF FUEL ONLY IN DIVIDERS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N601G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N601G-1976-11-09), registration cancelled 1976-11-09, S/N 1605-44 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMDR 680T
- Registry model: [Aero Commander 680T](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-680t) (registry code 0141712) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- 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 19760808030069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760808030069A), Aug 8, 1976: Rkwell 680T, Alapaha, GA, Destroyed. Plt overflew dest by 375 miles. Blood alcohol lvl 0.150 pct. Drops of fuel only in dividers.

## Other investigations on N601G (1)

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 DEN71FQA07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN71FQA07), Aug 23, 1970: Aero Comdr 680V (N601G), Taos, NM, 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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