# Accident 19810628039489A: Rkwell 680V, Minneapolis, MN, June 28, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 28, 1981, 14:20 local time
- Place: Minneapolis, MN
- Airport: Wold Chamberlain
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.9800° N, 93.2638° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Minneapolis, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9800&lon=-93.2638&mi=10
- Aircraft: N161XX, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N161XX-1992-07-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 680V (registry code 0141714, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-680v) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RKWELL 680V
- Reported engine: ARSRCH TPE33143A
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,794 total, 397 in this make and model, 126 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI81FA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FA069) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810628039489A

## Narrative

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

TURBINE WHEEL FAILURE, PIECES ENTERED CABIN, CAUSED FIRE. INJURED PASSENGER. OIL NOT CHANGED ON PRIOR ENGINE DEFECT

## 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 CHI81FA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FA069), Jun 28, 1981: Rockwell 680V (N161XX), Minneapolis, MN, 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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