# Accident 19800802033179A: Rkwell 680FLP, Emeryville, CA, August 2, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 2, 1980, 21:05 local time
- Place: Emeryville, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.8392° N, 122.3021° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Emeryville, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8392&lon=-122.3021&mi=10
- Aircraft: N27VF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N27VF-2012-09-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 680FL P (registry code 0141610, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-680fl-p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IGSO-540-B1A (registry code 41535, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-igso-540-b1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RKWELL 680FLP
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,631 total, 76 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX80FVD32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FVD32) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800802033179A

## Narrative

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

ENGINES LOST POWER ON CLIMB TO CRUISE. PLANE HAD BEEN FUEL WITH JET A FUEL. REQUIRED 100 OCT GASOLINE. LANED IN BAY

## 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 LAX80FVD32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FVD32), Aug 2, 1980: Aero Comdr 680FLP (N27VF), Emeryville, CA, 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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