# Accident 19790304004079A: Rkwell 520, LA, March 4, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 4, 1979, 16:30 local time
- Place: LA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N4178B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4178B-2012-08-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 520 (registry code 0141202, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-520) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming GO-435C&D series (registry code 41521, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-go-435c-d-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RKWELL 520
- Reported engine: LYC GO435
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 664 total, 12 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW79DRD16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DRD16) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790304004079A

## Narrative

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

ACFT LOST AN ENGINE 200 MILES SOUTH OF NEW ORLEANS. DITCHED IN THE OCEAN.

## 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 FTW79DRD16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DRD16), Mar 4, 1979: Aero Comm 520 (N4178B), New Orleans, LA, destroyed

## Other reports on N4178B (2)

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

- [Accident 19771029033169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771029033169A), Oct 29, 1977: Rkwell 520 (N4178B), Lamar, MO, Substantial damage
- [Accident 19761207040499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761207040499A), Dec 7, 1976: Rkwell 520 (N4178B), St Paul, MN, Substantial damage. Right gear light did not indicate green light prior to landing.

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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