# Accident 19751008039119A: Rkwell 680E, Raton, NM, October 8, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 8, 1975
- Place: Raton, NM
- Airport: La Mesa Park
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 36.8570° N, 104.4484° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at La Mesa Park Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8570&lon=-104.4484&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8490C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8490C-1976-05-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 680-E (registry code 0141604, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-680-e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RKWELL 680E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,912 total, 712 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN76FQA20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76FQA20) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751008039119A

## Narrative

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

NR 6 EXHAUST STACK,R ENG,CAME LOOSE. HIT FENCE ABT 300FT SHORT OF RWY. PLT SAID TURB MDT TO SEVERE

## 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 DEN76FQA20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76FQA20), Oct 8, 1975: Aero Comdr 680E (N8490C), Raton, NM, 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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