# Accident 19780527017359A: Rkwell 500S, Chula Vista, CA, May 27, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 27, 1978
- Place: Chula Vista, CA
- Airport: Brown
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 32.5723° N, 116.9802° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BROWN FLD MUNI (SDM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5723&lon=-116.9802&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2300H (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: RKWELL 500S
- People aboard: 19
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 500 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX78FA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78FA053) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780527017359A

## Narrative

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

REFUELED WITH 65GAL JET A.

## 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 LAX78FA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78FA053), May 27, 1978: Rkwl Intl 500-S (N2300H), Chula Vista, CA, 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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