# Accident 19810121000829A: Rkwell 500S, Springfield, MO, January 21, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 21, 1981, 00:32 local time
- Place: Springfield, MO
- Airport: Regional
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 37.2153° N, 93.2982° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Springfield, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2153&lon=-93.2982&mi=10
- Aircraft: N222FQ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N222FQ-2014-09-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 500 S (registry code 0141107, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-500-s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RKWELL 500S
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 12,033 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC81FA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81FA014) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810121000829A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK TREES AFTER PASSING MARKER INBOUND. PILOT FATIQUE AND NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY POSSIBLE FACTORS.

## 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 MKC81FA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81FA014), Jan 21, 1981: Aero Comdr 500S (N222FQ), Springfield, MO, destroyed, 2 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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