- Date
- March 15, 1980
- Place
- N Smyrna Beach, FL · N SMYRNA BEACH, FL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N2302PAero Comdr 680F
- Status
- Completed · report October 3, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800315006249A
- Case key
- 131541
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1873 80/3/15 NR.N SMYRNA BEACH,FL AERO COMDR 680F CR- 0 0 2 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, TIME - 1630 N2302P PX- 0 0 0 OTHER UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 UNK/NR IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - NEW SMYRNA BEACH DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED N SMYRNA BEACH,FL UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB GEAR COLLAPSED TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE PILOT IN COMMAND - RETRACTED GEAR PREMATURELY REMARKS- ACFT TRANSPORTING ILLEGAL DRUGS.CUSTOMS OFF STATED ACFT STRUCK UNK OBJECTS ON DEPT FM JAMAICA.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2302P
- Reported as
- Aero Comdr 680F
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- New Smyrna Beach
N2302PRegistration cancelled Jul 18, 2011 · Aero Commander 680FLAirframe modelAero Commander 680FLEngine 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.