# Incident 19810630056829I: Rkwell 685, Scottsbluff, NE, June 30, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 30, 1981, 07:30 local time
- Place: Scottsbluff, NE
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.8681° N, 103.6607° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Scottsbluff, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8681&lon=-103.6607&mi=10
- Aircraft: N685RB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N685RB-2013-09-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 685 (registry code 0141612, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-685) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental GTSIO-520-C (registry code 17035, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-gtsio-520-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RKWELL 685
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,600 total, 300 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810630056829I

## Narrative

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

ZR FIRE DEVELOPED IN RIGHT ENGINE AND PILOT MADE EMERGENCY LANDING IN FIELD.

## Other reports on N685RB (1)

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

- [Accident 19890405006199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890405006199A), Apr 5, 1989: Gulstm 685 (N685RB), Southern Pines, NC, Substantial damage. Rough engines and powerloss en route. Flew thru trees on landing but made airport. Pilot used improper fuel setting

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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