# Accident 19730217005079A: Rkwell 680FLP, Battle Grnd, WA, February 17, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 17, 1973
- Place: Battle Grnd, WA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 45.7769° N, 122.5411° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Battle Ground, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.7769&lon=-122.5411&mi=10
- Aircraft: N69HE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N69HE-1973-06-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 680-F (registry code 0141606, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-680-f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RKWELL 680FLP
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 9 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA73AS025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA73AS025) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730217005079A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PLT DECLARED ICING PROB.WAS RET TO PORTLAND.BOTH OUTBD WGS AND HORIZ STABS SEP.LACKED INST RECENCY

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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.

- [NTSB SEA73AS025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA73AS025), Feb 17, 1973: Aero Comdr 680F (N69HE), Battle Grnd, WA, destroyed, 3 fatal

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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