# Accident 19730601016459A: Rkwell 500B, Crownpoint, NM, June 1, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 1, 1973
- Place: Crownpoint, NM
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 35.6781° N, 108.1512° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Crownpoint, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6781&lon=-108.1512&mi=10
- Aircraft: N160X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N160X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 500-B (registry code 0141106, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-500-b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RKWELL 500B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,752 total, 4,990 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN73FQA43](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN73FQA43) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730601016459A

## Narrative

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

NO DMG ON LDG.

## 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 DEN73FQA43](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN73FQA43), Jun 1, 1973: Aero Cmdr 500-B (N160X), Crownpoint, NM, 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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