# Accident 19731020042639A: Rkwell 680FL, Kennesaw, GA, October 20, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 20, 1973
- Place: Kennesaw, GA
- Airport: Mccollum
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 34.0312° N, 84.6213° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kennesaw, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0312&lon=-84.6213&mi=10
- Aircraft: N347R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N347R-2013-06-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 680FL (registry code 0141608, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-680fl) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IGSO-540-B1A (registry code 41535, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-igso-540-b1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RKWELL 680FL
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,115 total, 75 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA74FKG39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74FKG39) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731020042639A

## Narrative

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

DEEP GRAVEL PIT AT END OF RWY.PLT ELECTED TO GND LOOP TO L STOPPED IN SOFT DIRT.

## 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 MIA74FKG39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74FKG39), Oct 20, 1973: Aero Comdr 680-FL (N347R), Kennesaw, GA, substantial damage

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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