# Accident 19760515014099A: Rkwell 680, Sinclair, WY, May 15, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 15, 1976
- Place: Sinclair, WY
- Airport: Rawlins
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 41.7761° N, 107.1199° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sinclair, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7761&lon=-107.1199&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6275D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6275D-1977-07-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 680 (registry code 0141602, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-680) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RKWELL 680
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,518 total, 780 in this make and model, 180 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN76FTC32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76FTC32) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760515014099A

## Narrative

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

VFR ON TOP.RT ENG OUT.FORCED TO DESCEND INTO ADVERSE WX.PROP NOT FEATHERED,GEAR & FLAPS EXTENDED.

## 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 DEN76FTC32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76FTC32), May 15, 1976: Aero Comdr 680 (N6275D), Sinclair, WY, destroyed

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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