# Accident 19740223005149A: Rkwell 520, Oxford, IN, February 23, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 23, 1974
- Place: Oxford, IN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 40.5215° N, 87.2482° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oxford, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5215&lon=-87.2482&mi=10
- Aircraft: N144X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N144X-1975-05-06) (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: 881 total, 2 in this make and model, 37 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI74FEA29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEA29) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740223005149A

## Narrative

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

FUEL CAP OFF,FUEL SIPHONING OCCRD.RUBBERIZED GAS TANK BLADDER DRAWN UP.RPLCMNT WITHIN 200HR PUB AD

## 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 CHI74FEA29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEA29), Feb 23, 1974: Aero Comdr 520-48 (N144X), Oxford, IN, 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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