# Accident 19770528021299A: Rkwell 680FL, Indianapolis, IN, May 28, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 28, 1977
- Place: Indianapolis, IN
- Airport: Metropolitan
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 39.7684° N, 86.1580° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Indianapolis, IN, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7684&lon=-86.1580&mi=10
- Aircraft: N277R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N277R-2012-10-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 680FL (registry code 0141608, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-680fl) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IGSO-540-B1A (registry code 41535, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-igso-540-b1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RKWELL 680FL
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,765 total, 657 in this make and model, 96 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI77FEX30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEX30) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770528021299A

## Narrative

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

APRX 1/2 CUPFULL FLUID UNDER R BRAKE PRIOR TO DEPARTURE.

## 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 CHI77FEX30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEX30), May 28, 1977: Aero Comdr 680FL (N277R), Indianapolis, IN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N277R (1)

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

- [Incident 19980812038189I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980812038189I), Aug 12, 1998: Amd FALCON (N277R), Jamestown, NY, Minor damage. (-5) Aircraft departed under part 91 for yip. Crew selected gear up and noted left-hand gear door unlocked light stayed illuminated. Crew cycled gear,left-hand…

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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