# Incident 19781018032839I: Rkwell 680E, Pullman, WA, October 18, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 18, 1978, 00:55 local time
- Place: Pullman, WA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 46.7331° N, 117.1683° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pullman, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.7331&lon=-117.1683&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9368R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9368R-2013-06-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 680-E (registry code 0141604, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-680-e) (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 680E
- Reported engine: LYC IGSO540*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,400 total, 440 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781018032839I

## Narrative

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

CONNECTING ROD BOLT FAILED.FLIGHT ATTEMPTED TO RETURN. LANDED AT AIRPORT EN ROUTE DUE TO ALTITUDE LOSS

## Other reports on N9368R (1)

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

- [Incident 19781002030899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781002030899I), Oct 2, 1978: Rkwell 680 (N9368R), Spokane, WA. Left main retract cylinder broke, all hydraulic fluid lost. Landed safely. Pilot had no brakes.

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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