- Date
- January 17, 1976
- Place
- Fort Myers, FL · FORT MYERS, FL
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N770WAero Comdr 680-F
- Status
- Completed · report March 22, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760117001939A
- Case key
- 152889
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0260 76/1/17 FORT MYERS,FL AERO COMDR 680-F CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 44, 5202 TIME - 1638 N770W PX- 0 0 0 OTHER TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PAGE FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED FORT MYERS,FL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INATTENTIVE TO FUEL SUPPLY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- KIND OF FLYING IS UNKNOWN. FUEL SELECTORS ON LH AND RH OUTBOARD WG TANKS. NO FUEL IN THESE TANKS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N770W
- Reported as
- Aero Comdr 680-F
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Page Field
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.