# NTSB UNK64X2383: Aero Cmdr 680, N344S, Southhampton, MA, June 19, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 19, 1964
- Place: Southhampton, MA · SOUTHHAMPTON, MA
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal, 3 serious
- Status: Completed, report January 4, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 185000
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X2383
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2383

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0058  64/6/19  NR.SOUTHHAMPTON MASS  AERO CMDR 680       CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 2200                    N344S               PX-  1  3  0  CORP/EXEC                 AGE 49, 10759 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 731 IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BARNES
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IFR OPERATION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFING RECEIVED-METHOD UNKNOWN
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  800
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          2 MILES OR LESS                                          FOG
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      IFR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N344S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N344S-1964-08-03), registration cancelled 1964-08-03, S/N 680-448-119 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO CMDR 680
- Registry model: [Aero Commander 680](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-680) (registry code 0141602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Barnes

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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