# Accident 19810814049589A: Rkwell 685, Wrens, GA, August 14, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 14, 1981, 12:11 local time
- Place: Wrens, GA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.2074° N, 82.3876° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wrens, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2074&lon=-82.3876&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8007H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8007H-1981-12-17) (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
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 11,941 total, 330 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL81FA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FA108) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810814049589A

## Narrative

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

PILOT AND PASSENGERS OVERCOME BY MONOXIDE. FOUND LEAK IN EXHAUST SYSTEM. INDUCTION AIR INLET ELBOW BROKEN AT WELD.

## 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 ATL81FA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FA108), Aug 14, 1981: Aero Comdr 685 (N8007H), Wrens, GA, destroyed, 5 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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