# Accident 19791119041989A: Cessna 500CESSNA, Castle Rock, CO, November 19, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 19, 1979, 20:15 local time
- Place: Castle Rock, CO
- Airport: Arapahoe Co
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Initial Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 39.6908° N, 105.5047° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ARAPAHOE (CD19), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6908&lon=-105.5047&mi=10
- Aircraft: N555AJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N555AJ-2013-09-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 500 (registry code 2076602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-500) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada JT15D-1 series (registry code 52060, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-jt15d-1-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 500CESSNA
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,751 total, 61 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN80FA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FA009) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791119041989A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK GROUND IN HILLY TERRAIN DURING INITIAL ILS APPROACH. CAUSE UNDETERMINED. EXPLODED AND BURNED ON IMPACT.

## 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 DEN80FA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FA009), Nov 19, 1979: Cessna 500 (N555AJ), Castle Rock, CO, destroyed, 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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