# Accident 19790111000689A: Rkwell 680F, El Reno, OK, January 11, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 11, 1979, 10:10 local time
- Place: El Reno, OK
- Airport: Mustang
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.5323° N, 97.9550° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of El Reno, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5323&lon=-97.9550&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2177M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2177M-2013-04-15) (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 680F
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 12,138 total, 0 in this make and model, 42 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW79FA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FA041) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790111000689A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED IN IFR CONDITIONS. CRASHED AFTER CIRCLING FIELD IN CLOUDS. CAUSE UNDETERMINED.

## 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 FTW79FA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FA041), Jan 11, 1979: Aero Comdr 680FP (N2177M), El Reno, OK, destroyed, 3 fatal

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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