# Accident 19800101000279A: Rkwell 690, Uvalde, TX, January 1, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 1, 1980, 02:35 local time
- Place: Uvalde, TX
- Airport: Garner
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Idling Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.2113° N, 99.7436° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GARNER FLD (UVA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.2113&lon=-99.7436&mi=10
- Aircraft: N81473 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: RKWELL 690
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,198 total, 1,400 in this make and model, 84 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW80DA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DA029) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800101000279A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STARTED ENGINE. ON CABIN DOOR SIDE, PASSENGER EXITED ACFT TO CHECK TO SEE IF CAR LOCKED. HIT PROPELLER.

## 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 FTW80DA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DA029), Jan 1, 1980: Na Rockwell 690A (N81473), Uvalde, TX, substantial damage

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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