# NTSB MIA77DKJ02: Aero Comdr 690A, N123G, Fayette, AL, October 13, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 13, 1976
- Place: Fayette, AL · FAYETTE, AL
- Location: 33.6942° N, 87.8312° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fayette, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6942&lon=-87.8312&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 8 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 12, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156346
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA77DKJ02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77DKJ02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3581  76/10/13   FAYETTE,AL          AERO COMDR 690A     CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1630                    N123G               PX-  0  0  6  CORP/EXEC                 37, 7757 TOTAL HOURS, 289
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RICHARD-ARTHUR
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FAYETTE,AL                  ATLANTA,GA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: RUN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS
           COPILOT - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        REMARKS- RIGHT ENGINE FUEL FILTER CONTAMINATED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N123G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N123G-2012-06-12), registration cancelled 2012-06-12, S/N 11225, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMDR 690A
- Registry model: [Aero Commander 690A](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-690a) (registry code 0141722) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [AiResearch TPE331 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tpe331-series) (registry code 01514, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Richard-Arthur

## 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 19761013031949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761013031949A), Oct 13, 1976: Rkwell 690A, Fayette, AL, Substantial damage. Right engine fuel filter contaminated.

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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