# Accident 19760130001699A: Rkwell 680E, Ft.Sumner, NM, January 30, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 30, 1976
- Place: Ft.Sumner, NM
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 34.4868° N, 104.2178° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Sumner, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4868&lon=-104.2178&mi=10
- Aircraft: N777MZ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N777MZ-2013-02-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 680-E (registry code 0141604, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-680-e) (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 680E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,500 total, 30 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN76FQA34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76FQA34) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760130001699A

## Narrative

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

GUSTING TO 28K,BLOWING DUST. LND ON ROAD.

## 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 DEN76FQA34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76FQA34), Jan 30, 1976: Aero Comdr 680 (N777MZ), Ft.Sumner, 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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