# Incident 19800601051219I: Rkwell 685, Dalhart, TX, June 1, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 1, 1980, 12:50 local time
- Place: Dalhart, TX
- Airport: Municipal
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.0575° N, 102.5123° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dalhart, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0575&lon=-102.5123&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9221N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9221N-1983-06-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 685 (registry code 0141612, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-685) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RKWELL 685
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,800 total, 250 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/19800601051219I

## Narrative

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

ONE ENGINE LOST POWER AFTER LIFTOFF. PILOT ELECTED TO LAND IN A GRAIN FIELD.

## Other reports on N9221N (1)

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

- [Accident 19801212088279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801212088279A), Dec 12, 1980: Rkwell 685 (N9221N), Ashland, OR, Destroyed. Pilot attempted takeoff in very bad visibility conditions. Crashed right after 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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