# Accident 19760603016519A: Rkwell 500A, Dekalb, IL, June 3, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 3, 1976
- Place: Dekalb, IL
- Airport: Dekalb Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 41.9282° N, 88.7476° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of DeKalb, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9282&lon=-88.7476&mi=10
- Aircraft: N78379, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78379) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 500-A (registry code 0141104, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-500-a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RKWELL 500A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,827 total, 162 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI76FEE61](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEE61) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760603016519A

## Narrative

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

PLT RPTD TKOF ABORTED BECAUSE SOMETHING DID NOT FEEL RIGHT.PLT STATED NO REST OR SLEEP LAST 24 HR.

## 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 CHI76FEE61](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEE61), Jun 3, 1976: Aero Comdr 500A (N78379), Dekalb, IL, 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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