# NTSB MKC78FCG60: Aero Comdr 680T, N808GU, Springfield, MO, August 16, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 16, 1978
- Place: Springfield, MO · SPRINGFIELD, MO
- Location: 37.2153° N, 93.2982° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Springfield, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2153&lon=-93.2982&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 13, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 140083
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC78FCG60
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FCG60

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2415  78/8/16    SPRINGFIELD,MO      AERO COMDR 680T     CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 2487
        TIME - 2010                    N808GU              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 111 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SPRINGFIELD MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KANSAS CITY,MO              BRANSON,MO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           SYSTEMS - HYDRAULIC SYSTEM: RESERVOIR,LINES,FITTINGS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LEAK/LEAKAGE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - HYDRAULIC FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PRESSURE,NONE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N808GU](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N808GU-2019-01-09), registration cancelled 2019-01-09, S/N 1579-32, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMDR 680T
- Registry model: [Aero Commander 680T](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-680t) (registry code 0141712) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [AiResearch 331 SER 605HP](https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-331-ser-605hp) (registry code 01502, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Springfield Muni

## 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 19780816025339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780816025339A), Aug 16, 1978: Rkwell 680FLP, Springfield, MO, Substantial damage

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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