# Incident 19790308019719I: Rkwell 690A, Prestonburg, KY, March 8, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 8, 1979, 09:45 local time
- Place: Prestonburg, KY
- Airport: Combs
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N57109 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: RKWELL 690A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 5,000 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/19790308019719I

## Narrative

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

ARTCC CAUSED AIRCRAFT TO FLY IN UNCONTROLLED AIRSPACE OVER MOUNTAINOUS AREA AT LESS THEN 1000 FEET AGL IFR.

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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