# Accident 19780816025339A: Rkwell 680FLP, Springfield, MO, August 16, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 16, 1978
- Place: Springfield, MO
- Airport: Springfield Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 37.2153° N, 93.2982° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Springfield, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2153&lon=-93.2982&mi=10
- Aircraft: N808GU, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N808GU-2019-01-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 680T (registry code 0141712, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-680t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: AiResearch 331 SER 605HP (registry code 01502, https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-331-ser-605hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RKWELL 680FLP
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,487 total, 111 in this make and model, 164 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC78FCG60](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FCG60) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780816025339A

## 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 MKC78FCG60](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FCG60), Aug 16, 1978: Aero Comdr 680T (N808GU), Springfield, MO, substantial damage

## Other reports on N808GU (1)

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

- [Accident 19740115013999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740115013999A), Jan 15, 1974: Rkwell 680T (N808GU), AL, 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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