# Incident 19780711043269I: Rkwell 114, Saginaw, TX, July 11, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 11, 1978, 23:15 local time
- Place: Saginaw, TX
- Airport: Meacham
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8657° N, 97.3657° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Saginaw, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8657&lon=-97.3657&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5770N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5770N-1982-12-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rockwell International 114 (registry code 7630314, https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-114) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RKWELL 114
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,500 total, 400 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780711043269I

## Narrative

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

PILOT ASSUMED TANKS WERE FULL ON DEPARTURE. RAN OUT OF FUEL TWO MILES FROM THE RUNWAY.

## Other reports on N5770N (2)

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

- [Accident 19810822090319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810822090319A), Aug 22, 1981: Rkwell 114 (N5770N), Woodson, TX, Destroyed. Crash occurred during attempted emergency landing. Throttle linkage found disconnected.
- [Incident 19800722062039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800722062039I), Jul 22, 1980: Rkwell 114 (N5770N), Abilene, TX, Minor damage. Landing gear actuator rod failed, allowing gear to collapse.

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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