# Accident 19810816049809A: Rkwell 680FL, St Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, August 16, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 16, 1981, 11:59 local time
- Place: St Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands
- Airport: Alexander Hamilto
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 17.7397° N, 64.7388° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Saint Croix, VI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=17.7397&lon=-64.7388&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6600M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6600M-1982-12-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 680FL (registry code 0141608, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-680fl) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RKWELL 680FL
- Reported engine: LYC IGSO540B1A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 500 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA81FA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81FA105) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810816049809A

## Narrative

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

LOST ONE ENGINE ON FINAL APPROACH. GOT BELOW POWER CURVE AND VMC. INCORRECT FUEL SETTINGS. PRIOR IGNITION PROBLEMS.

## 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 MIA81FA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81FA105), Aug 16, 1981: Aero Comdr 680FL (N6600M), St.Croix, VI, destroyed, 4 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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