# Accident 19740114008179A: Rkwell 680F, Sells, AZ, January 14, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 14, 1974
- Place: Sells, AZ
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 31.9209° N, 111.8709° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sells, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.9209&lon=-111.8709&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2500T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2500T-1974-03-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 680-F (registry code 0141606, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-680-f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RKWELL 680F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,498 total, 97 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX74AL052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74AL052) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740114008179A

## Narrative

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

HIT CACTUS AT 30FT AGL.$5270 CASH FOUND AT ACDT SITE.

## 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 LAX74AL052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74AL052), Jan 14, 1974: Aero Comdr 680F (N2500T), Sells, AZ, destroyed, 1 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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