# Incident 19800104013389I: Rkwell 680FL, Spokane, WA, January 4, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 4, 1980, 10:30 local time
- Place: Spokane, WA
- Airport: International
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: CPLA
- Location: 47.6588° N, 117.4260° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Spokane, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.6588&lon=-117.4260&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1198Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1198Z-1988-04-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 680FL (registry code 0141608, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-680fl) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RKWELL 680FL
- Reported engine: LYC IGSO540B1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 2,000 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/19800104013389I

## Narrative

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

RIGHT ENGINE FAILED IN FLIGHT DUE TO FAILURE PN LW12596 CONNECTING ROD CAP BOLT.

## Other reports on N1198Z (4)

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

- [Accident 19860509019659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860509019659A), May 9, 1986: Gulstm 680FL (N1198Z), Grand Island, NE, Destroyed. Lost the left engine on instrument approach. Feathered the other engine and crashed into trees. Unsecured cylinder.
- [Incident 19850326016249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850326016249I), Mar 26, 1985: Gulstm 680FL (N1198Z), Crete, NE, Minor damage. Gear could not be extended for landing. Found a piece of neoprene hose lodged in uplock pressure port.
- [Incident 19790929012309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790929012309I), Sep 29, 1979: Rkwell 680FL (N1198Z), Portland, OR, Minor damage. Engine failed and was shut down during climb. Had failed internally.
- [Incident 19780228000379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780228000379I), Feb 28, 1978: Rkwell 680FL (N1198Z), Portland, OR, Minor damage. Lost tire & part of main landing gear assembly on takeoff.

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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