# Accident 19801017057829A: Rkwell 500B, Buffalo, WY, October 17, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 17, 1980, 23:45 local time
- Place: Buffalo, WY
- Airport: Buffalo
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.3385° N, 106.7153° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Buffalo, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3385&lon=-106.7153&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6395U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6395U-2013-04-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 500-B (registry code 0141106, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-500-b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RKWELL 500B
- Reported engine: LYC IO540E1A5
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 1,045 total, 450 in this make and model, 196 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN81FA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FA008) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801017057829A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CRASHED DURING TAKEOFF. HIT FENCE OFF END OF RUNWAY AND CRASHED 584 FEET FROM END OF RUNWAY.

## 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 DEN81FA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FA008), Oct 17, 1980: Aero Cmdr 500B (N6395U), Buffalo, WY, substantial damage, 4 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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