# NTSB MIA76DKT48: Aero Comdr 680-F, N770W, Fort Myers, FL, January 17, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: January 17, 1976
- Place: Fort Myers, FL · FORT MYERS, FL
- Location: 26.6406° N, 81.8723° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Myers, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.6406&lon=-81.8723&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 22, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 152889
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA76DKT48
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76DKT48

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N770W-1976-04-01), registration cancelled 1976-04-01, S/N 680F-1038-54 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMDR 680-F
- Registry model: [Aero Commander 680-F](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-680-f) (registry code 0141606) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Page Field

## 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 19760117001939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760117001939A), Jan 17, 1976: Gulstm 680F, Fort Myers, FL, Destroyed. Kind of flying is unknown. Fuel selectors on LH and RH outboard wg tanks. No fuel in these tanks.

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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