# Accident 19750614027619A: Rkwell NA26530, Watertown, SD, June 14, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 14, 1975
- Place: Watertown, SD
- Airport: Watertown Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 44.9140° N, 97.1547° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WATERTOWN RGNL (ATY), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9140&lon=-97.1547&mi=10
- Aircraft: N67KM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N67KM-1976-05-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: North American NA-265-80 (registry code 6402618, https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-na-265-80) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RKWELL NA26530
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 22,000 total, 130 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC75AK061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75AK061) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750614027619A

## Narrative

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

HIT FLOCK OF INLAND SEAGULLS ON TAKE OFF.R WING TIP CTCTD ONE INST APCH LIGHT ON T BAR BFR GND CTC

## 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 MKC75AK061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75AK061), Jun 14, 1975: N.American NA-265 (N67KM), Watertown, SD, 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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