# Incident 19780201005089I: Rkwell 680E, Mcminnville, OR, February 1, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 1, 1978, 17:30 local time
- Place: Mcminnville, OR
- Airport: Municipal
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.2110° N, 123.1918° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of McMinnville, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.2110&lon=-123.1918&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3447, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3447-2012-09-12) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,500 total, 300 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780201005089I

## Narrative

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

ONE ENGINE QUIT, THEN THE OTHER. ONE RESTARTED AND SAFE LANDING MADE. PROBLEM WAS CARBURETOR ICING.

## Other reports on N3447 (1)

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

- [Incident 19790305008799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790305008799I), Mar 5, 1979: Rkwell 680E (N3447), Lewiston, ID. Engine lost power without warning, metal found in scavenger oil screen an problem with prop gear reduction area.

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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