# Accident 19740808041709A: Rkwell 690A, Rockford, IL, August 8, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 8, 1974
- Place: Rockford, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 42.2711° N, 89.0940° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rockford, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2711&lon=-89.0940&mi=10
- Aircraft: N690WC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N690WC-2009-12-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 690 (registry code 0141720, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-690) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: AiResearch TPE331-5&6SER (registry code 01515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tpe331-5-6ser) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RKWELL 690A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,205 total, 224 in this make and model, 104 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI75FEE09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75FEE09) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740808041709A

## Narrative

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

INADEQUATE SHIELD PROTECTION WIRE BUNDLE RESULTED IN FIRE.SB-AD ISSUED BLEED AIR SYSTEM.

## 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 CHI75FEE09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75FEE09), Aug 8, 1974: Aero Comdr 690A (N690WC), Rockford, IL, 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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.