# Accident 19780228016929A: Rkwell 500B, Solvang, CA, February 28, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 28, 1978
- Place: Solvang, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 34.5938° N, 120.1397° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Solvang, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5938&lon=-120.1397&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6143X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6143X-1981-12-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 500-A (registry code 0141104, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-500-a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RKWELL 500B
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 5
- Pilot flight hours: 17,770 total, 2,440 in this make and model, 258 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX78FA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78FA031) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780228016929A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 LAX78FA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78FA031), Feb 28, 1978: Aero Comdr 500A (N6143X), Solvang, CA, destroyed, 7 fatal

## Other reports on N6143X (1)

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

- [Accident 19731227040219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731227040219A), Dec 27, 1973: Rkwell 500A (N6143X), Memphis, TN, Substantial damage. Two fuselage bulkheads bent.

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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