# NTSB MIA79FKT36: Aero Comdr 560E, N438G, Clewiston, FL, January 15, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: January 15, 1979
- Place: Clewiston, FL · CLEWISTON, FL
- Location: 26.7528° N, 80.9392° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clewiston, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.7528&lon=-80.9392&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report March 30, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137852
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA79FKT36
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FKT36

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0191  79/1/15  NR.CLEWISTON,FL       AERO COMDR 560E     CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 3250
        TIME - 1445                    N438G               PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SEBRING,FL                  MIAMI,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT                             IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - SMOKE IN COCKPIT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN CABIN,COCKPIT,BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
                                  SMOKE IN COCKPIT
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- COLLIDED WITH ROCKS,RIGHT GEAR SHEARED OFF.FIRE IN COCKPIT FROM UNDETERMINED ORIGIN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N438G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N438G-2013-04-17), registration cancelled 2013-04-17, S/N 811 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMDR 560E
- Registry model: [Aero Commander 560-E](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-560-e) (registry code 0141406) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming GO-480 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-go-480-series) (registry code 41527, reciprocating) (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 19790115000879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790115000879A), Jan 15, 1979: Rkwell 560E, Clewiston, FL, Destroyed. Forced landing due to inflight fire; alternator suspected

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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