# Accident 19731123042279A: Rkwell 560A, Galena, AK, November 23, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 23, 1973
- Place: Galena, AK
- Airport: Galena
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Location: 64.7409° N, 156.8769° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Galena, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.7409&lon=-156.8769&mi=10
- Aircraft: N12317, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12317-1974-03-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 560-A (registry code 0141404, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-560-a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RKWELL 560A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,600 total, 6 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC74AA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC74AA046-187451) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731123042279A

## Narrative

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

LO LVL VFR APCH TO IFR ARPT.TURNED TO AVOID TWR,STALLED.PAX OBTAINED PARTIAL WX BRIEF.OVER MAX GWT

## 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 ANC74AA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC74AA046-187451), Nov 23, 1973: Aero Comdr 560A (N12317), Galena, AK, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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