# Accident 19791004027959A: Rkwell 680W, Alexandria, LA, October 4, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 4, 1979, 19:15 local time
- Place: Alexandria, LA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.2934° N, 92.4702° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Alexandria, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.2934&lon=-92.4702&mi=10
- Aircraft: N713SP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N713SP-2013-05-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 680W (registry code 0141716, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-680w) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: AiResearch 331 SER 605HP (registry code 01502, https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-331-ser-605hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RKWELL 680W
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,840 total, 31 in this make and model, 228 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW80FRJ01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FRJ01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791004027959A

## Narrative

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

PILOT MADE FORCED LANDING DUE TO FIRE OF UNDETERMINED ORIGIN IN FLIGHT.

## 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 FTW80FRJ01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FRJ01), Oct 4, 1979: Aero Comdr 680W (N713SP), Alexandria, LA, destroyed

## Other reports on N713SP (1)

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

- [Incident 19790321024109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790321024109I), Mar 21, 1979: Rkwell 680W (N713SP), Madison, WI, Minor damage. Pilot unable to get lockdown on the nose gear. Nose gear steering rod end bolt missing, linkage was broken.

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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