# Accident 19780822025049A: Rkwell 680FLP, Memphis, TN, August 22, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 22, 1978
- Place: Memphis, TN
- Airport: Gen Dewitt Spain
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 35.1495° N, 90.0490° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Memphis, TN, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1495&lon=-90.0490&mi=10
- Aircraft: N680RG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N680RG-2011-07-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 680-F (registry code 0141606, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-680-f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IGSO-540-B1A (registry code 41535, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-igso-540-b1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RKWELL 680FLP
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,158 total, 142 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD78FLT10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FLT10) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780822025049A

## 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 IAD78FLT10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FLT10), Aug 22, 1978: Rockwell 680F (N680RG), Memphis, TN, destroyed

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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