# Accident 19791004036389A: Rkwell 500RKWELL, FL, October 4, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 4, 1979, 15:30 local time
- Place: FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N3815C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3815C-1981-05-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 500 (registry code 0141102, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-500) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RKWELL 500RKWELL
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 623 total, 102 in this make and model, 74 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA80DA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80DA002) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791004036389A

## Narrative

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

BECAME MISSING ON OVER-WATER FLIGHT BETWEEN BAHAMAS AND WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA. THUNERSTORMS IN AREA.

## 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 MIA80DA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80DA002), Oct 4, 1979: Aero Comdr 500 (N3815C), Missing Aircraft, 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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