# Accident 19791001025089A: Rkwell 690A, Columbus, OH, October 1, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 1, 1979, 08:00 local time
- Place: Columbus, OH
- Airport: Ohio State
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9612° N, 82.9988° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Columbus, OH, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9612&lon=-82.9988&mi=10
- Aircraft: N57233, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N57233-1981-03-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rockwell Commander 690A (registry code 7630521, https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-commander-690a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RKWELL 690A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 18,340 total, 2,175 in this make and model, 106 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI80FEK01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEK01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791001025089A

## Narrative

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

PILOT DESCENDED BELOW MDA ON ILS APPROACH. HIT APPROACH LIGHT STRUCTURE.

## 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 CHI80FEK01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEK01), Oct 1, 1979: Aero Comdr 690 (N57233), Columbus, OH, destroyed

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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