# Accident 19760822027989A: Rkwell 500RKWELL, Hastings, MI, August 22, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 22, 1976
- Place: Hastings, MI
- Airport: Hastings Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 42.6633° N, 85.3458° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HASTINGS (9D9), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6633&lon=-85.3458&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8457C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8457C-2013-07-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 500 (registry code 0141102, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-500) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RKWELL 500RKWELL
- Reported engine: LYC
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,110 total, 310 in this make and model, 55 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI76FEM55](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEM55) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760822027989A

## Narrative

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

HOLE IN FRT OF PISTON NR 3 CYL.LT ENG WITH RELTD DMG TO RINGS.

## 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 CHI76FEM55](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEM55), Aug 22, 1976: Aero Comdr 500 (N8457C), Hastings, MI, destroyed

## Other reports on N8457C (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19840511027039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840511027039A), May 11, 1984: Gulstm 500RKWELL (N8457C), Andros Island, Bahamas, Destroyed. Aircraft discovered crashed at rat cay. Pilot not identified. Owner not known.

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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