# Accident 19730202001359A: Rkwell 520, Littleton, CO, February 2, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 2, 1973
- Place: Littleton, CO
- Airport: Columbine
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 39.5904° N, 105.0201° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Littleton, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5904&lon=-105.0201&mi=10
- Aircraft: N158V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N158V-1973-10-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 520 (registry code 0141202, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-520) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RKWELL 520
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,167 total, 35 in this make and model, 65 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN73FTE51](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN73FTE51) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730202001359A

## Narrative

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

FUEL GAGES INDCD 15 AND 17GALS RMNG.UN REACH RWY.

## 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 DEN73FTE51](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN73FTE51), Feb 2, 1973: Aero Comdr 520 (N158V), Littleton, CO, substantial damage

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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