# Accident 19731021034559A: Rkwell 720RKWELL, Rockton, IL, October 21, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 21, 1973
- Place: Rockton, IL
- Airport: Wagon Wheel
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 42.4471° N, 89.0631° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rockton, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4471&lon=-89.0631&mi=10
- Aircraft: N688R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N688R-2013-11-12) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 321 total, 130 in this make and model, 66 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI74AEE30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74AEE30) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731021034559A

## Narrative

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

LEFT MAIN GEAR TIRE FAILURE

## 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 CHI74AEE30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74AEE30), Oct 21, 1973: Aero Comdr 720 (N688R), Rockton, IL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N688R (1)

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

- [Accident 19770804039289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770804039289A), Aug 4, 1977: Rkwell 720RKWELL (N688R), WI, Destroyed, 2 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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