- Date
- August 8, 1974
- Place
- Rockford, IL · ROCKFORD, IL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N690WCAero Comdr 690A
- Status
- Completed · report March 27, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740808041709A
- Case key
- 138637
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4260 74/8/8 ROCKFORD,ILL AERO COMDR 690A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 0130 N690WC PX- 0 0 1 CORP/EXEC 42, 5204 TOTAL HOURS, 224 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ROCKFORD,ILL WAUKESHA,WIS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: OTHER SYSTEMS - ANTI-ICING,DE-ICING SYSTEMS: OTHER FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN WING EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. SMOKE IN COCKPIT REMARKS- INADEQUATE SHIELD PROTECTION WIRE BUNDLE RESULTED IN FIRE.SB-AD ISSUED BLEED AIR SYSTEM.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N690WC
- Reported as
- Aero Comdr 690A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo prop
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N690WCRegistration cancelled Dec 28, 2009 · Aero Commander 690Airframe modelAero Commander 690Engine modelAiResearch TPE331-5&6SER
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.