# Accident 19780623014939A: Rkwell 680FLP, Ashland, NE, June 23, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 23, 1978
- Place: Ashland, NE
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Location: 41.0403° N, 96.3713° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ashland, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0403&lon=-96.3713&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6868S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6868S-2013-11-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 680 (registry code 0141602, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-680) (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 680FLP
- Reported engine: LYC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,100 total, 65 in this make and model, 110 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC78FCJ21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FCJ21) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780623014939A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 MKC78FCJ21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FCJ21), Jun 23, 1978: Aero Comdr 680 (N6868S), Ashland, NE, substantial damage

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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