# Accident 19780707023369A: Rkwell 500S, Beaver Falls, PA, July 7, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 7, 1978
- Place: Beaver Falls, PA
- Airport: Beaver Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 40.7725° N, 80.3914° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BEAVER COUNTY (BVI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7725&lon=-80.3914&mi=10
- Aircraft: N280MB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N280MB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rockwell International 500-S (registry code 7630410, https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-500-s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RKWELL 500S
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,530 total, 50 in this make and model, 165 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC78FGM41](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FGM41) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780707023369A

## Narrative

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

GROUND OBSERVERS TOLD PILOT HIS NOSEWHEEL WAS LOCKED DURING LOW PS OVER FIELD.

## 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 NYC78FGM41](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FGM41), Jul 7, 1978: Aero Comdr 500S (N280MB), Beaver Falls, PA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N280MB (1)

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

- [Incident 20070308006449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070308006449I), Mar 8, 2007: Gulstm 500S (N280MB), Springfield, IL. (-23) [privacy data omitted] aircraft departed sheboygan, WI, to take aerial photos in the st. louis area. After an estimated 4 hours of flight at a point…

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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