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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Rkwell 680FLP · Ashland, NE · June 23, 1978

Date
June 23, 1978
Place
Ashland, NE
Phase of flight
Forced Landing
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6868S
NTSB investigation
NTSBMKC78FCJ21
Reported as
Rkwell 680FLP
Reported engine
Lycoming
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,100 total65 in this make and model110 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

A pin which secures a crankshaft counterweight backed out resultin extensive engine damage.

As the FAA filed it

A PIN WHICH SECURES A CRANKSHAFT COUNTERWEIGHT BACKED OUT RESULTIN EXTENSIVE ENGINE DAMAGE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.