# Accident 19811212079999A: Rkwell 690C, Patterson, LA, December 12, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 12, 1981, 19:25 local time
- Place: Patterson, LA
- Airport: Harry P Williams
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.7095° N, 91.3390° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HARRY P WILLIAMS MEML (PTN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7095&lon=-91.3390&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5860K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5860K-1983-04-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rockwell International 690C (registry code 7630517, https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-690c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RKWELL 690C
- Reported engine: ARSRCH TPE3315
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 6,431 total, 604 in this make and model, 127 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW81FA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FA032) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811212079999A

## Narrative

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

LEFT ENGINE QUIT ON APPROACH AFTER INGESTING WOOD FROM A TREE STRIKE. CRASHED IN A YAW ATTITUDE SHORTLY AFTER.

## 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 FTW81FA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FA032), Dec 12, 1981: Aero Comdr 690C (N5860K), Patterson, LA, 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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