# NTSB MIA77FA068: Aero Cmdr 680, N6892S, Ft Lauderdale, FL, July 16, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 16, 1977
- Place: Ft Lauderdale, FL · FT LAUDERDALE, FL
- Location: 26.1223° N, 80.1434° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Lauderdale, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1223&lon=-80.1434&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Unknown](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/990) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 6 fatal
- Status: Completed, report February 16, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 145495
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA77FA068
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77FA068

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4101  77/7/16  NR.FT LAUDERDALE,FL   AERO CMDR 680       CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 64, 6405
        TIME - 1132                    N6892S              PX-  5  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1185 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SAN JUAN,PR                 FT LAUDERDALE,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDETERMINED                                             UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY WEATHER BUREAU PERSONNEL, IN PERSON
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                 UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      78
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      VFR
        REMARKS- CRASHED IN AREA OF HVY TSTM ACTIVITY.MAIN WRECKAGE & PILOT NOT RECOVERED,INJURY PRESUMED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6892S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6892S-1978-02-28), registration cancelled 1978-02-28, S/N 680-419-93 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO CMDR 680
- Registry model: [Aero Commander 680](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-680) (registry code 0141602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- 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 19770716042359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770716042359A), Jul 16, 1977: Rkwell 680, Ft Lauderdale, FL, Destroyed, 5 fatal. Crashed in area of hvy tstm activity. Main wreckage & pilot not recovered,injury presumed.

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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