# Accident 19770804039289A: Rkwell 720RKWELL, WI, August 4, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 4, 1977
- Place: WI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Aircraft: N688R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N688R-2013-11-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 720 (registry code 0141802, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-720) (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 720RKWELL
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 197 total, 146 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI77FA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FA063) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770804039289A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 CHI77FA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FA063), Aug 4, 1977: Aero Comdr 720 (N688R), Wausau, WI, destroyed, 3 fatal

## Other reports on N688R (1)

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

- [Accident 19731021034559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731021034559A), Oct 21, 1973: Rkwell 720RKWELL (N688R), Rockton, IL, Substantial damage. Left main gear tire failure

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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