# Incident 19790615016649I: Rkwell 680F, Belgrade, MT, June 15, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 15, 1979, 16:30 local time
- Place: Belgrade, MT
- Airport: Gallatin
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.7827° N, 111.1783° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Belgrade, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.7827&lon=-111.1783&mi=10
- Aircraft: N198JW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N198JW) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,800 total, 4,000 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/19790615016649I

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT RETRACTED THE GEAR BEFORE LIFTOFF. INSTRUCTOR GOT THE AIRLANE IN THE AIR, WENT AROUND SAFELY.

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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