# Accident 19750308013299A: Rkwell 500S, Kelso, CA, March 8, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 8, 1975
- Place: Kelso, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 35.0125° N, 115.6536° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kelso, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0125&lon=-115.6536&mi=10
- Aircraft: N711LZ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N711LZ-1975-07-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 500 S (registry code 0141107, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-500-s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RKWELL 500S
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 9,000 total, 150 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX75AL048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75AL048) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750308013299A

## Narrative

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

ADVSD VFR FLT NOT RECOMMENDED. RECOVERY DATE 3/12/75.

## 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 LAX75AL048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75AL048), Mar 8, 1975: Aero Comdr 500S (N711LZ), Kelso, CA, destroyed, 2 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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