# Accident 19770106001539A: Rkwell 500U, Kiowa, CO, January 6, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 6, 1977
- Place: Kiowa, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 39.3436° N, 104.4581° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kiowa, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3436&lon=-104.4581&mi=10
- Aircraft: N252LD (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: RKWELL 500U
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,000 total, 300 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN77FTE14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN77FTE14) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770106001539A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 DEN77FTE14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN77FTE14), Jan 6, 1977: Aero Comdr 500-U (N252LD), Kiowa, CO, 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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