# Accident 19731012033709A: Rkwell 720RKWELL, Birmingham, AL, October 12, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 12, 1973
- Place: Birmingham, AL
- Airport: Birmingham Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 33.5207° N, 86.8025° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Birmingham, AL, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5207&lon=-86.8025&mi=10
- Aircraft: N825WD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N825WD-2018-01-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 720 (registry code 0141802, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-720) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming GSO&IGSO-480 series (registry code 41529, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-gso-igso-480-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RKWELL 720RKWELL
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,800 total, 4,800 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA74DKJ29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74DKJ29) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731012033709A

## Narrative

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

NOSE GR STRUT TRUNNION PIN IMPROPERLY INSTALLED.

## 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 MIA74DKJ29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74DKJ29), Oct 12, 1973: Aero Comdr 720 (N825WD), Birmingham, AL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N825WD (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19801105074239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801105074239A), Nov 5, 1980: Rkwell 720RKWELL (N825WD), Wheeling, IL, Substantial damage. Defective tire tube blew out on high speed taxi. Collapsed nose gear.

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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