# Accident 19761118041589A: Rkwell 500S, Gulf Of Guinea, November 18, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 18, 1976
- Place: Gulf Of Guinea
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Aircraft: N57278, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N57278-1977-01-10) (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: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW77DA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77DA025) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761118041589A

## Narrative

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

PLT NOTED 0 OIL PRESS,HI TEMPS.ACFT SANK IN INTERNATIONAL WATERS.

## 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 FTW77DA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77DA025), Nov 18, 1976: Aero Comdr 500-S (N57278), Gulf Of Guinea (Atlantic Ocean), 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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