# NTSB CHI75FEE09: Aero Comdr 690A, N690WC, Rockford, IL, August 8, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 8, 1974
- Place: Rockford, IL · ROCKFORD, IL
- Location: 42.2711° N, 89.0940° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rockford, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2711&lon=-89.0940&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 27, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138637
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI75FEE09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75FEE09

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N690WC-2009-12-28), registration cancelled 2009-12-28, S/N 11017, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMDR 690A
- Registry model: [Aero Commander 690](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-690) (registry code 0141720) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [AiResearch TPE331-5&6SER](https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tpe331-5-6ser) (registry code 01515, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19740808041709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740808041709A), Aug 8, 1974: Rkwell 690A, Rockford, IL, Substantial damage. Inadequate shield protection wire bundle resulted in fire. Sb-ad issued bleed air system.

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.

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