# Accident 19730425008569A: Rkwell 520, Stan C, April 25, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 25, 1973
- Place: Stan C
- Airport: Melinda
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Aircraft: N4131B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4131B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 520 (registry code 0141202, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-520) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming GO-435C&D series (registry code 41521, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-go-435c-d-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RKWELL 520
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 20,500 total, 470 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW73DRA23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73DRA23) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730425008569A

## Narrative

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

INVESTIGATION UNDER JURISDICTION OF GOVT OF BRITISH HONDURAS.

## 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 FTW73DRA23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73DRA23), Apr 25, 1973: Aero Comdr 520 (N4131B), Stan C, HO, 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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