# Accident 19800222004449A: Rkwell 500A, San Diego, CA, February 22, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 22, 1980, 11:00 local time
- Place: San Diego, CA
- Airport: Lindberg
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 32.7153° N, 117.1573° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Diego, CA, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7153&lon=-117.1573&mi=10
- Aircraft: N78334 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: RKWELL 500A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,750 total, 810 in this make and model, 240 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX80FUM13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FUM13) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800222004449A

## Narrative

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

AIRPLANE'S WING HIT PARKED TRUCK WHILE TAXIING TO RAMP. AIRCRAFT PIVOTED INTO TRUCK BED.

## 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 LAX80FUM13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FUM13), Feb 22, 1980: Aero Comdr 500A (N78334), San Diego, CA, 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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