# Accident 19791222042299A: Rkwell 500B, Sante Fe, NM, December 22, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 22, 1979, 13:19 local time
- Place: Sante Fe, NM
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N6194X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6194X-1981-05-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 500-B (registry code 0141106, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-500-b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RKWELL 500B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,340 total, 71 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN80FA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FA013) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791222042299A

## Narrative

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

FAILED TO FOLLOW AIRWAY. ATC ADVISED TURN TOO LATE. FLEW INTO SIDE OF A MOUNTAINOBSCURED BY CLOUDS.

## 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 DEN80FA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FA013), Dec 22, 1979: Rockwell 500B (N6194X), Santa Fe, NM, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N6194X (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19790924050169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790924050169I), Sep 24, 1979: Rkwell 500B (N6194X), Billings, MT, Minor damage. Pilot struck a parked fuel truck during taxi.

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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