# Accident 19780911043509A: Rkwell 500S, Hammondsport, NY, September 11, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 11, 1978
- Place: Hammondsport, NY
- Airport: Taylor-Van Gelder
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 42.4427° N, 77.2151° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Taylor-Van Gelder Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4427&lon=-77.2151&mi=10
- Aircraft: N40MA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40MA-1981-09-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 500 S (registry code 0141107, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-500-s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RKWELL 500S
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 6,300 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC78FA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FA091) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780911043509A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT APPROACH TOWARD RISING TERRAIN.

## 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 NYC78FA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FA091), Sep 11, 1978: Aero Comdr 500S (N40MA), Hammondsport, NY, substantial damage, 3 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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