# Accident 19780308036739A: Rkwell 690, Greenup, KY, March 8, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 8, 1978
- Place: Greenup, KY
- Airport: Ashland Boyd
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Location: 38.5662° N, 82.8229° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Greenup, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5662&lon=-82.8229&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5NP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5NP-2012-08-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 681 (registry code 0141718, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-681) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: AiResearch 331 SER 605HP (registry code 01502, https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-331-ser-605hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RKWELL 690
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 9,154 total, 1,395 in this make and model, 64 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD78FA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FA048) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780308036739A

## 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 IAD78FA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FA048), Mar 8, 1978: Aero Comdr 681 (N5NP), Greenup, KY, destroyed, 3 fatal

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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