# Accident 19760709024119A: Rkwell 560, Okeechobee, FL, July 9, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 9, 1976
- Place: Okeechobee, FL
- Airport: Okeechobee County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 27.2666° N, 80.8504° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at OKEECHOBEE COUNTY (OBE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.2666&lon=-80.8504&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2699B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2699B-2015-05-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 560 (registry code 0141402, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-560) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming GO-480 series (registry code 41527, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-go-480-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RKWELL 560
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,895 total, 24 in this make and model, 219 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA76AM097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76AM097) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760709024119A

## Narrative

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

ENG HYD PUMP ON L ENG.GR NOT LOCKED DWN PRIOR TO T/D.

## 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 MIA76AM097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76AM097), Jul 9, 1976: Aero Comdr 560 (N2699B), Okeechobee, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2699B (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19790512028679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790512028679I), May 12, 1979: Rkwell 500RKWELL (N2699B), Clearwater, FL, Minor damage. Pilot inadvertently retracted landing gear following normal landing.

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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