# NTSB MIA80DA002: Aero Comdr 500, N3815C, Missing Aircraft, October 4, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 4, 1979
- Place: Missing Aircraft · MISSING AIRCRAFT, UN
- Phase of flight: [Unknown](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/990) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report January 2, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133018
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA80DA002
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80DA002

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3140   79/10/4   MISSING AIRCRAFT    AERO COMDR 500      CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 623
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N3815C              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 102 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ANDROS ISLAND,BAHAMA        WEST PALM BEACH,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISSING AIRCRAFT,NOT RECOVERED                           UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- INJURY INDEX & ACFT DMG PRESUMED.ACFT IN AREA RPTD HEAVY TSTM ACTIVITY OVER OCEAN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3815C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3815C-1981-05-05), registration cancelled 1981-05-05, S/N 771, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMDR 500
- Registry model: [Aero Commander 500](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-500) (registry code 0141102) (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 19791004036389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791004036389A), Oct 4, 1979: Rkwell 500RKWELL, FL, Destroyed. Became missing on over-water flight between Bahamas and west palm beach, Florida. Thunerstorms in area.

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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