# NTSB Accident MIA96FA229
> **Aero Commander 680E** · 1996-09-10 · LAKELAND, FL, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** MIA96FA229
- **Event ID:** 20001208X06783
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-09-10
- **Location:** LAKELAND, FL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 27.979326, -82.009971
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Aero Commander
- **Model:** 680E
- **Registration:** N262X
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

failure of the pilot to maintain minimum control speed, while returning to the airport for a precautionary landing, following a reported loss of power in one engine, which resulted in a loss of aircraft control and an uncontrolled collision with the terrain.  Factors relating to the accident were: loss of power in the left engine for undetermined reason(s), and the pilot's apparent lack of familiarity with single engine operation in the make and model of aircraft.

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