- Date
- April 5, 1978
- Place
- Fellsmere, FL · FELLSMERE, FL
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2998CAero Comdr 680F
- Status
- Completed · report September 21, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780405029079A
- Case key
- 202551
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2506 78/4/5 NR.FELLSMERE,FL AERO COMDR 680F CR- 1 0 0 MISCELLANEOUS AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 2100 N2998C PX- 0 0 0 OTHER 67, 18980 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 UNK/NR IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- ACFT FOUND IN CANAL ADJ TO ROAD.ACFT UNDER SURVEILLANCE FOR SUSPICION OF NARCOTICS CONTRABAND.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2998C
- Reported as
- Aero Comdr 680F
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N2998CRegistration cancelled Jul 27, 2009 · Aero Commander 680-FAirframe modelAero Commander 680-FEngine modelLycoming IGSO-540-B1A
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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.