# Accident 19790118001039A: Rkwell 520, Vichy, MO, January 18, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 18, 1979, 18:15 local time
- Place: Vichy, MO
- Airport: Rolla National
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.1274° N, 91.7695° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Rolla National Airport (VIH), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1274&lon=-91.7695&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4180B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4180B-1993-03-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 520 (registry code 0141202, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-520) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RKWELL 520
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 964 total, 190 in this make and model, 59 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC79FCA05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FCA05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790118001039A

## Narrative

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

PILOT MADE PRECAUTIONARY LANDING DUE TO ICE ON WINDSHIELD, UNABLE TO SEE SNOWBANK ON SIDE OF RUNWAY.

## 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 MKC79FCA05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FCA05), Jan 18, 1979: Aero Comdr 520 (N4180B), Vichy, MO, substantial damage

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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