# Accident 19730825041579A: Rkwell 520, Michigan City, IN, August 25, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 25, 1973
- Place: Michigan City, IN
- Airport: Mich Cty Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Location: 41.7088° N, 86.8669° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Michigan City, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7088&lon=-86.8669&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2634B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2634B-1974-07-31) (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: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI74AC016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74AC016) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730825041579A

## Narrative

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

PLT MISUNDERSTOOD FUEL GAGE PLACARD.

## 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 CHI74AC016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74AC016), Aug 25, 1973: Aero Comdr 520 (N2634B), Michigan City, IN, 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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