# Accident 19780219027139A: Rkwell 560A, Glenrock, WY, February 19, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 19, 1978
- Place: Glenrock, WY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 42.8595° N, 105.8450° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Glenrock, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8595&lon=-105.8450&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2639B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2639B-2009-07-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 560-A (registry code 0141404, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-560-a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming GO-480 series (registry code 41527, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-go-480-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RKWELL 560A
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 5
- Pilot flight hours: 3,485 total, 23 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN78FA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FA024) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780219027139A

## Narrative

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

RECOVERY DATE 2/20/78.

## 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 DEN78FA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FA024), Feb 19, 1978: Aero Comdr 560A (N2639B), Glenrock, WY, destroyed, 6 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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