# Accident 19810729046049A: Rkwell 500B, Louisville, KY, July 29, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 29, 1981, 03:00 local time
- Place: Louisville, KY
- Airport: Standiford
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: DASA
- Location: 38.2542° N, 85.7594° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Louisville, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2542&lon=-85.7594&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2783Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2783Q-1995-04-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 500-B (registry code 0141106, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-500-b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RKWELL 500B
- Reported engine: LYC IO540*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,549 total, 1,716 in this make and model, 145 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL81FA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FA102) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810729046049A

## Narrative

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

LOST HYDRAULIC PRESSURE.AUX GEAR SYSTEM FAILED. LANDED GEAR UP. CORRODED HYDRAULIC LINE LEAK.AUX SYSTEM UNCHARGED.

## 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 ATL81FA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FA102), Jul 29, 1981: Aero Comdr 500B (N2783Q), Louisville, KY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2783Q (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19921229051899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921229051899A), Dec 29, 1992: Gulstm 500B (N2783Q), Billings, MT, Substantial damage. Reported power loss left engine on climbout. Made 180. Landed short. Left main gear not locked collapsed.
- [Incident 19800509044719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800509044719I), May 9, 1980: Rkwell 500RKWELL (N2783Q), Huntington, WV, Minor damage. Engine caught fire during start. Unable to determine the cause.

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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