# Accident 19760422011999A: Rkwell 500B, Morristown, NJ, April 22, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 22, 1976
- Place: Morristown, NJ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 40.7966° N, 74.4773° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Morristown, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7966&lon=-74.4773&mi=10
- Aircraft: N471A (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: RKWELL 500B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,800 total, 117 in this make and model, 54 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC76FHM31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FHM31) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760422011999A

## Narrative

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

PLT RQSTD DEV ATC UN DUE TFC.AFTR LIGHTNING STRIKE ACFT RCVD PRIORITY,LNDD OK.ABT 6FT L WING DMGD.

## 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 NYC76FHM31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FHM31), Apr 22, 1976: Aero Comdr 500B (N471A), Morristown, NJ, 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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