# Accident 19730526011489A: Rkwell 56*, Belton, TX, May 26, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 26, 1973
- Place: Belton, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 31.0523° N, 97.4795° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Belton, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.0523&lon=-97.4795&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2269B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2269B-1973-06-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 560-A (registry code 0141404, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-560-a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming GO-480 series (registry code 41527, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-go-480-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RKWELL 56*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 440 total, 30 in this make and model, 108 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW73DRG81](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73DRG81) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730526011489A

## Narrative

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

PLT DID NOT APPLY ADEQUATE PWR TO L ENG AFTER FAILURE OF R ENG.

## 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 FTW73DRG81](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73DRG81), May 26, 1973: Aero Comdr 560A (N2269B), Belton, TX, destroyed

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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