# Accident 19791019041569A: Rkwell 114, Hanksville, UT, October 19, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 19, 1979, 21:41 local time
- Place: Hanksville, UT
- Airport: Hanksville
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.4194° N, 110.7029° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HANKSVILLE (HVE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4194&lon=-110.7029&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4873W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4873W-2012-09-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rockwell International 114 (registry code 7630314, https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-114) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RKWELL 114
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 87 total, 2 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN80FA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FA004) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791019041569A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL AT NIGHT IN SEVERE GUSTY SURFACE WIND IN MOUNTAINOUS AREA. WAS ADVISED WEATHER UNSUITABLE.

## 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 DEN80FA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FA004), Oct 19, 1979: Rockwell 114 (N4873W), Hanksville, UT, substantial damage, 2 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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