# Accident 19810126001829A: Rkwell 700, Palacios, TX, January 26, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 26, 1981, 16:40 local time
- Place: Palacios, TX
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.7131° N, 96.2279° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Palacios, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.7131&lon=-96.2279&mi=10
- Aircraft: N703SA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: RKWELL 700
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,034 total, 410 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW81FRA15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FRA15) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810126001829A

## Narrative

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

ENGINES QUIT ON TAKEOFF. CRASH-LANDED. AIRPLANE HAD BEEN SERVICED WITH JET A FUEL. PILOT FAILED TO  CHECK FUEL.

## 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 FTW81FRA15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FRA15), Jan 26, 1981: Aero Comdr 700 (N703SA), Palacios, 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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