# Incident 19790131003999I: Rkwell 560E, Rochester, NY, January 31, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 31, 1979, 09:15 local time
- Place: Rochester, NY
- Airport: Municipal
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.1548° N, 77.6156° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rochester, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1548&lon=-77.6156&mi=10
- Aircraft: N238G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N238G-1990-02-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 560-E (registry code 0141406, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-560-e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RKWELL 560E
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total, 250 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/19790131003999I

## Narrative

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

PILOT EXPERIENCED OVERSPEED ON BOTH PROPS. CAUSE UNDETERMIND. HAD BEEN PARKED OUTDOORS IN WET, FREEZING TEMP.

## Other reports on N238G (1)

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

- [Accident 19831016057349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831016057349A), Oct 16, 1983: Gulstm 560E (N238G), Skaneateles, NY, Substantial damage. Pilot lost directional control or aircraft during landing and crashed into a ditch.

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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