# Accident 19790311007709A: Rkwell 114, Billings, OK, March 11, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 11, 1979, 18:00 local time
- Place: Billings, OK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.5376° N, 97.4417° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Billings, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.5376&lon=-97.4417&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4740W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4740W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rockwell International 114 (registry code 7630314, https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-114) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RKWELL 114
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 35 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW79FPJ07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FPJ07) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790311007709A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LANDED FOR FUEL. NO FUEL AVAILABLE. PILOT TOOK OFF FOR ANOTHER AIRPORT. ENGINE FAILED DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION.

## 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 FTW79FPJ07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FPJ07), Mar 11, 1979: Rockwell 114 (N4740W), Billings, OK, 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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