# Accident 19790721040679A: Rkwell 560A, Pavilion, NY, July 21, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 21, 1979, 09:05 local time
- Place: Pavilion, NY
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.8823° N, 78.0219° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pavilion, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8823&lon=-78.0219&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2748B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2748B-2012-08-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 560-A (registry code 0141404, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-560-a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming GO-480 series (registry code 41527, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-go-480-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RKWELL 560A
- Reported engine: LYC GO480D1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,405 total, 217 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC79FA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FA063) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790721040679A

## Narrative

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

RIGHT ENGINE FAILED ON TAKEOFF DUE TO A FAILED EXHAUST VALVE. PILOT FAILED TO CONTROL AIRCRAFT ON SINGLE ENGINE.

## 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 NYC79FA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FA063), Jul 21, 1979: Aero Comdr 560A (N2748B), Pavilion, NY, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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