# Accident 19731227040219A: Rkwell 500A, Memphis, TN, December 27, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 27, 1973
- Place: Memphis, TN
- Airport: Memphis International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Location: 35.1495° N, 90.0490° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Memphis, TN, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1495&lon=-90.0490&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6143X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6143X-1981-12-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 500-A (registry code 0141104, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-500-a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RKWELL 500A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,671 total, 29 in this make and model, 139 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD74DLT11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74DLT11) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731227040219A

## Narrative

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

TWO FUSELAGE BULKHEADS BENT.

## 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 IAD74DLT11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74DLT11), Dec 27, 1973: Aero Comdr 500-A (N6143X), Memphis, TN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6143X (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19780228016929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780228016929A), Feb 28, 1978: Rkwell 500B (N6143X), Solvang, CA, Destroyed, 5 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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