Aero Comdr 680T N78D
5 December 1971 · New Orleans, Louisiana, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 5 December 1971 at about 23:23 local time, a Aero Comdr 680T registered N78D was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. 3 people were on board and 3 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 23:23
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
- Nearest airport
- Lakefront
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Aero Comdr 680T
- Registration
- N78D
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Knoxville, Tenn → S
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-3206
People
3 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
DESCENDED BELOW MDA ON LOCALIZER APCH. CRASHED IN LAKE ON 2ND ATTEMPT. BODY OF 1 PAX NOT RECOVERED
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Aero Comdr 680 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Jun 1971 | Aero Comdr 680E | Camden, South Carolina, United States | Boineau Realty | Serious injuries | - |
| 20 Nov 1971 | Aero Comdr 680-V | Aminabad, Asia | Lease-Air Serv | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jan 1971 | Aero Comdr 680FLP | Norfolk, Nebraska, United States | State of Nebra | No injuries | - |
| 28 May 1971 | Aero Comdr 680E | Roanoke, Virginia, United States | - | Fatal | 6 |
| 14 Oct 1971 | Aero Comdr 680T | Liberty, Texas, United States | Cauble Enterpr | No injuries | - |
| 1 Oct 1971 | Aero Comdr 680T | Mobile, Alabama, United States | Mobile Aircraf | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Mar 1971 | M Mustang M-1 | Aurora, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 1971 | Cessna 172 | Creston, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jan 1971 | Piper PA-22 | Sarasota, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1971 | Cessna 172K | Bethany, Oklahoma, United States | Diamond Air, In | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1971 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 | Portage, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 May 1971 | Flybaby 1A | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |