# Accident 19810812050169A: Rkwell 500S, Healy, AK, August 12, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 12, 1981, 10:00 local time
- Place: Healy, AK
- Airport: Healy
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: EMSA
- Location: 63.8569° N, 148.9661° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Healy, AK, within about 15 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=63.8569&lon=-148.9661&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5075E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5075E-1984-10-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 500 S (registry code 0141107, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-500-s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RKWELL 500S
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,500 total, 58 in this make and model, 127 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC81FAA24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81FAA24) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810812050169A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ENCOUNTERED WIND SHEAR DURING TAKEOFF AND CRASHED INTO TREES OFF END OF RUNWAY.

## 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 ANC81FAA24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81FAA24), Aug 12, 1981: Aero Comdr 500S (N5075E), Healy, AK, destroyed

## Other reports on N5075E (1)

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

- [Incident 19790925049939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790925049939I), Sep 25, 1979: Rkwell 500S (N5075E), Anchorage, AK, Minor damage. Pilot moved gear selector to the up position when he repositioned the safety lock.

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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