19770106001539A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Rkwell 500U · Kiowa, CO · January 6, 1977

Date
January 6, 1977
Place
Kiowa, CO
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N252LD
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN77FTE14
Reported as
Rkwell 500U
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
13,000 total300 in this make and model3 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Fuel gages known to be inaccurate. Tanks not topped prior to flt. Flt time this flt 3.25HRS.

As the FAA filed it

FUEL GAGES KNOWN TO BE INACCURATE.TANKS NOT TOPPED PRIOR TO FLT.FLT TIME THIS FLT 3.25HRS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.