# Accident 19801105074239A: Rkwell 720RKWELL, Wheeling, IL, November 5, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 5, 1980, 14:35 local time
- Place: Wheeling, IL
- Airport: Palwaukee
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1277° N, 87.9210° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wheeling, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1277&lon=-87.9210&mi=10
- Aircraft: N825WD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N825WD-2018-01-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 720 (registry code 0141802, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-720) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming GSO&IGSO-480 series (registry code 41529, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-gso-igso-480-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RKWELL 720RKWELL
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 872 total, 829 in this make and model, 58 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI81FEE08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEE08-201167) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801105074239A

## Narrative

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

DEFECTIVE TIRE TUBE BLEW OUT ON HIGH SPEED TAXI. COLLAPSED NOSE GEAR.

## 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 CHI81FEE08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEE08-201167), Nov 5, 1980: Aero Comdr 720 (N825WD), Wheeling, IL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N825WD (1)

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

- [Accident 19731012033709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731012033709A), Oct 12, 1973: Rkwell 720RKWELL (N825WD), Birmingham, AL, Substantial damage. Nose gr strut trunnion pin improperly installed.

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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