# Accident 19801212088279A: Rkwell 685, Ashland, OR, December 12, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 12, 1980, 18:45 local time
- Place: Ashland, OR
- Airport: Ashland
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1922° N, 122.6983° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ashland, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1922&lon=-122.6983&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
- Reported engine: CONT GTSIO520K
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,100 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA81FA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81FA010) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801212088279A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF IN VERY BAD VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. CRASHED RIGHT AFTER TAKEOFF.

## 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 SEA81FA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81FA010), Dec 12, 1980: Aero Comdr 685 (N9221N), Ashland, OR, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N9221N (1)

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

- [Incident 19800601051219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800601051219I), Jun 1, 1980: Rkwell 685 (N9221N), Dalhart, TX. One engine lost power after liftoff. Pilot elected to land in a grain field.

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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