# Incident 19820303017009I: Rkwell 680, Torrance, CA, March 3, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 3, 1982, 14:32 local time
- Place: Torrance, CA
- Airport: Municipal
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8305° N, 118.3566° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Torrance, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8305&lon=-118.3566&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6260D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6260D-2013-08-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 680 (registry code 0141602, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-680) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming GSO&IGSO-480 series (registry code 41529, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-gso-igso-480-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RKWELL 680
- Reported engine: LYC GSO480B1A6
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820303017009I

## Narrative

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

BLACK SMOKE FROM RIGHT ENGINE ON TAKEOFF CLIMB. RETURNED TO LAND. PROBLEM NOT STATED.

## Other reports on N6260D (1)

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

- [Incident 19950710024429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950710024429I), Jul 10, 1995: Gulstm 680 (N6260D), Millican, TX. Both engines quit on short ferry flight. Reported sufficient fuel. Force landed. Indicates fuel starvation problem.

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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