# Accident 19781012033169A: Rkwell 680FLP, Tarpon Springs, FL, October 12, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 12, 1978
- Place: Tarpon Springs, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 28.1491° N, 82.7794° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tarpon Springs, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.1491&lon=-82.7794&mi=10
- Aircraft: N90651, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90651-1988-08-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RKWELL 680FLP
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,300 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA79DLD03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DLD03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781012033169A

## 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 MIA79DLD03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DLD03), Oct 12, 1978: Aero Comdr 680FL (N90651), Tarpon Springs, FL, 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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