# Accident 19780923032499A: Rkwell 500B, Laredo, TX, September 23, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 23, 1978
- Place: Laredo, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 27.5064° N, 99.5075° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Laredo, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.5064&lon=-99.5075&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6244B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6244B-1979-04-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 500 (registry code 0141102, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-500) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RKWELL 500B
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 6
- Pilot flight hours: 310 total, 142 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW78FA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FA085) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780923032499A

## Narrative

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

DARK NIGHT,VFR FLT NOT RECOMMENDED.DURING LAST 11MIN OF FLT HEADIHANGED THRU 630DEG.

## 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 FTW78FA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FA085), Sep 23, 1978: Aero Comdr 500 (N6244B), Laredo, TX, destroyed, 7 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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