# Accident 19810524027839A: Rkwell 560, Walkerton, IN, May 24, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 24, 1981, 19:01 local time
- Place: Walkerton, IN
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4657° N, 86.4825° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Walkerton, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4657&lon=-86.4825&mi=10
- Aircraft: N272GD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N272GD-2013-10-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 560 (registry code 0141402, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-560) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming GO-480 series (registry code 41527, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-go-480-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RKWELL 560
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,710 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI81FA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FA057) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810524027839A

## Narrative

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

LEFT TURN-OUT AFTER TAKEOFF. AIRPLANE ROLLED OVER AND DIVED INTO OPEN FIELD. NO MECHANICAL DEFECTS. CAUSES UNKNOWN.

## 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 CHI81FA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FA057), May 24, 1981: Aero Comdr 560 (N272GD), Walkerton, IN, destroyed, 1 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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