# Accident 19801118074939A: Rkwell 500A, Glens Falls, NY, November 18, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 18, 1980, 12:38 local time
- Place: Glens Falls, NY
- Airport: Warren Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 43.3112° N, 73.6453° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Glens Falls, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3112&lon=-73.6453&mi=10
- Aircraft: N20MA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20MA-1994-09-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 500-A (registry code 0141104, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-500-a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RKWELL 500A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,941 total, 313 in this make and model, 315 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC81FFA07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FFA07) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801118074939A

## Narrative

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

LOADED WITH ICE, PILOT FAILED TO HAVE RUNWAY OR GO AROUND. LANDED IN SNOW PARALLEL TO 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 NYC81FFA07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FFA07), Nov 18, 1980: Aero Comdr 500-A (N20MA), Glens Falls, NY, 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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