# Incident 19790305008799I: Rkwell 680E, Lewiston, ID, March 5, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 5, 1979, 23:30 local time
- Place: Lewiston, ID
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 46.3931° N, 116.9935° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lewiston, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.3931&lon=-116.9935&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3447, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3447-2012-09-12) (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 GSO480B1A6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,450 total, 55 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/19790305008799I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER WITHOUT WARNING, METAL FOUND IN SCAVENGER OIL SCREEN AN PROBLEM WITH PROP GEAR REDUCTION AREA.

## Other reports on N3447 (1)

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

- [Incident 19780201005089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780201005089I), Feb 1, 1978: Rkwell 680E (N3447), Mcminnville, OR. One engine quit, then the other. One restarted and safe landing made. Problem was carburetor icing.

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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