# Accident 19810123002749A: Rkwell 560F, Brownsville, TX, January 23, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 23, 1981, 13:45 local time
- Place: Brownsville, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.9017° N, 97.4975° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Brownsville, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.9017&lon=-97.4975&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4385, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4385-2012-11-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 560-F (registry code 0141408, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-560-f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IGO-540-B1A (registry code 41538, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-igo-540-b1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RKWELL 560F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW81DRD12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DRD12) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810123002749A

## Narrative

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

REPORTED BEING LOST ON LOCAL TEST FLIGHT AT SEA DUE TO THUNDERSTORMS. DITCHED. RESCUED. LICENSE HAD BEEN REVOKED.

## 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 FTW81DRD12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DRD12), Jan 23, 1981: Aero Comdr 560C (N4385), Brownsville, TX, destroyed

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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