# Accident 19750106000719A: Rkwell 680, Big Rapids, MI, January 6, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 6, 1975
- Place: Big Rapids, MI
- Airport: Roben-Hood
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Location: 43.7228° N, 85.5053° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ROBEN-HOOD (RQB), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.7228&lon=-85.5053&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6891S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6891S-2015-05-19) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,923 total, 62 in this make and model, 211 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI75DEM22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75DEM22) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750106000719A

## Narrative

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

PLT RPTD DSCNT TO MDA LVLD OFF HEARD LOUD BANG.ALT,SYS AND FACILITY CKD OK.ACFT RPTD CIRCLING.

## 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 CHI75DEM22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75DEM22), Jan 6, 1975: Aero Comdr 680 (N6891S), Big Rapids, MI, 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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