# Accident 19791104037269A: Rkwell 720RKWELL, Crooked Island, Bahamas, November 4, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 4, 1979, 17:30 local time
- Place: Crooked Island, Bahamas
- Airport: Colonel Hill
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N6232B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6232B-2013-04-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 720 (registry code 0141802, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-720) (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 720RKWELL
- Reported engine: LYC GSO480B1A6
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,360 total, 530 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791104037269A

## Narrative

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

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

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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