# Accident 19810211003539A: Lkheed 1329, White Plains, NY, February 11, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 11, 1981, 18:40 local time
- Place: White Plains, NY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0238° N, 73.7510° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of White Plains, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0238&lon=-73.7510&mi=10
- Aircraft: N520S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N520S-1981-05-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Lockheed 1329-23 (registry code 5263103, https://openairdocs.org/model/lockheed-1329-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LKHEED 1329
- Reported engine: ARSRCH TFE7313
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 6
- Pilot flight hours: 24,000 total, 4,500 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DCA81AA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA81AA009) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810211003539A

## Narrative

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

DURING ILS APPROACH, AIRCRAFT CRASHED 1 MILE SHORT OF RUNWAY. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND CREW DISTRACTIONS 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 DCA81AA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA81AA009), Feb 11, 1981: Lockheed 1329 (N520S), White Plains, NY, destroyed, 8 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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