# Accident 19810127002949A: Rkwell 681, Winnemucca, NV, January 27, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 27, 1981, 22:30 local time
- Place: Winnemucca, NV
- Airport: Winnemucca
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ORIA
- Location: 40.8966° N, 117.8059° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WINNEMUCCA MUNI (WMC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8966&lon=-117.8059&mi=10
- Aircraft: N500JP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N500JP-1983-02-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 681 (registry code 0141718, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-681) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RKWELL 681
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 60 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX81FA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FA041) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810127002949A

## Narrative

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

FLEW INTO GROUND ON FINAL AFTER CIRCLING AIRPORT IN A SNOW SHOWER AND SEVERE TURBULENCE. DARK NIGHT.

## 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 LAX81FA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FA041), Jan 27, 1981: Aero Comdr 681 (N500JP), Winnemucca, NV, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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