# Accident 19790120001249A: Rkwell 680E, Pendleton, OR, January 20, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 20, 1979, 01:38 local time
- Place: Pendleton, OR
- Airport: Pendleton
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 45.6756° N, 118.8195° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pendleton, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6756&lon=-118.8195&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6872S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6872S-2013-11-13) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,977 total, 679 in this make and model, 259 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA79FA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FA020) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790120001249A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT STRUCK GROUND 1 MILE SHORT OF RUNWAY DURING IFR NIGHT APPROACH. FREEZING RAIN, LOW CEILING AND VISIBILITY

## 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 SEA79FA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FA020), Jan 20, 1979: Aero Comdr 680E (N6872S), Dendelton, OR, 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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