19791104037269A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Rkwell 720RKWELL · Crooked Island, Bahamas · November 4, 1979

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Date: November 4, 1979 · 17:30 local
Place: Crooked Island, Bahamas
Airport: Colonel Hill
Phase of flight: Forced Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N6232B
Reported as: Rkwell 720RKWELL
Reported engine: Lycoming GSO480B1A6
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 9,360 total530 in this make and model250 in the last 90 days

N6232BRegistration cancelled Apr 29, 2013 · Aero Commander 720S/N 720-636-4 · Built 1959 Airframe modelAero Commander 720 Engine modelLycoming GSO&IGSO-480 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Pilot reported left engine overheated. Shut down. Diverted to Island airport. Crashed 1 mile from runway.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT REPORTED LEFT ENGINE OVERHEATED. SHUT DOWN. DIVERTED TO ISLAND AIRPORT. CRASHED 1 MILE FROM RUNWAY.