# Accident 19801017057629A: Rkwell 680FLP, West Columbia, SC, October 17, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 17, 1980, 22:22 local time
- Place: West Columbia, SC
- Airport: Columbia Metro
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9388° N, 81.1195° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at COLUMBIA METRO (CAE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9388&lon=-81.1195&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1167Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1167Z-2014-08-27) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL81FLG02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FLG02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801017057629A

## Narrative

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

LOST ENGINES ON LONG FINAL. CRASHED SHORT OF RUNWAY. POSSIBLE FUEL MISUSE. OUTBOARDS DRY. ENGINES CHECKED OK.

## 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 ATL81FLG02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FLG02), Oct 17, 1980: Aero Comdr 680FLP (N1167Z), Columbia, SC, destroyed

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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