# Accident 19791103043259A: Rkwell 560, Tucson, AZ, November 3, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 3, 1979, 16:20 local time
- Place: Tucson, AZ
- Airport: Tucson International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.1171° N, 110.9415° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at TUCSON INTL (TUS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.1171&lon=-110.9415&mi=10
- Aircraft: N814V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N814V-2013-05-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 560 (registry code 0141402, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-560) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming GO-480 series (registry code 41527, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-go-480-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RKWELL 560
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,045 total, 163 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX80FUJ08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FUJ08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791103043259A

## Narrative

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

ENGINES QUIT ON FINAL DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. MADE HARD LANDING ON RUNWAY AFTER STRETCHING GLIDE.

## 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 LAX80FUJ08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FUJ08), Nov 3, 1979: Aero Comdr 560 (N814V), Tucson, AZ, 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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