# Accident 19790115000879A: Rkwell 560E, Clewiston, FL, January 15, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 15, 1979
- Place: Clewiston, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.7528° N, 80.9392° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clewiston, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.7528&lon=-80.9392&mi=10
- Aircraft: N438G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N438G-2013-04-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 560-E (registry code 0141406, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-560-e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming GO-480 series (registry code 41527, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-go-480-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RKWELL 560E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,950 total, 100 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA79FKT36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FKT36) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790115000879A

## Narrative

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

FORCED LANDING DUE TO INFLIGHT FIRE; ALTERNATOR SUSPECTED

## 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 MIA79FKT36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FKT36), Jan 15, 1979: Aero Comdr 560E (N438G), Clewiston, FL, destroyed

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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