# Accident 19800130086739A: Rkwell 560, Las Cruces, NM, January 30, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 30, 1980, 20:00 local time
- Place: Las Cruces, NM
- Airport: Las Cruces
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.2894° N, 106.9220° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LAS CRUCES INTL (LRU), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2894&lon=-106.9220&mi=10
- Aircraft: CGUWS (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: RKWELL 560
- Reported engine: LYC GO480G1B6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 200 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800130086739A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER RIGHT ENGINE. FAILED TO FEATHER, LOST ALTITUDE, HIT WIRES. LANDED AT AIRPORT WITH DAMAGED NOSE GEAR UP.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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