# Accident 19750221008969A: Rkwell 500S, S Portsmouth, KY, February 21, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 21, 1975
- Place: S Portsmouth, KY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 38.7245° N, 83.0132° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of South Portsmouth, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7245&lon=-83.0132&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9179N (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: RKWELL 500S
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,089 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD75AI049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75AI049) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750221008969A

## Narrative

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

PLT OBSVD TO EXIT ACFT & SWIM TOWARD SHORE,DISAPPEARED,BODY NOT RCVRD.

## 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 IAD75AI049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75AI049), Feb 21, 1975: Aero Comdr 500S (N9179N), S Portsmouth, KY, 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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