# Accident 19740330009059A: Rkwell 680, Mendon, OH, March 30, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 30, 1974
- Place: Mendon, OH
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 40.6726° N, 84.5180° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mendon, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6726&lon=-84.5180&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6877S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6877S-2014-11-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 680 (registry code 0141602, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-680) (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 680
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,397 total, 37 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI74FEK19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEK19) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740330009059A

## Narrative

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

SWITCHED FM AUX TO MN TANKS BFR ENG SURGE.CARB HEAT,FUEL BOOST NOT USED.LNDD IN PLOWED FLD.

## 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 CHI74FEK19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEK19), Mar 30, 1974: Aero Comdr 680 (N6877S), Mendon, OH, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6877S (1)

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

- [Accident 19950601018229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950601018229A), Jun 1, 1995: Gulstm 680 (N6877S), North Bend, OR, Destroyed, 3 fatal. On VFR departed into clouds. Lost control. Dived into bay. Not MEL rated. No IFR certificate. Poor flying skills.

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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