# Incident 19780609045129I: Rkwell 680FL, Cheyenne, WY, June 9, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 9, 1978, 01:00 local time
- Place: Cheyenne, WY
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 41.1400° N, 104.8202° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cheyenne, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1400&lon=-104.8202&mi=10
- Aircraft: N291NC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N291NC-1988-12-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 680FL (registry code 0141608, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-680fl) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RKWELL 680FL
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,400 total, 550 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/19780609045129I

## Narrative

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

LANDED WITH ONE MAIN WHEEL MISSING DUE TO FAILURE OF THE WHEEL BEARING ASSEMBLY.

## Other reports on N291NC (2)

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

- [Accident 19880408048959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880408048959A), Apr 8, 1988: Gulstm STC680 (N291NC), Soda Springs, ID, Destroyed, 2 fatal. High speed impact on a mountain slope. Storm cells turbulence and snow showers in area. Exact cause undetermined.
- [Accident 19790719040749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790719040749A), Jul 19, 1979: Rkwell 680 (N291NC), Northglenn, CO, Substantial damage. Lost left engine. Mismanaged fuel to right engine. Landed gear up. Primer & fuel lines switched on left engine.

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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