# Accident 19810910058419A: Rkwell 500A, Flagstaff, AZ, September 10, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 10, 1981, 19:00 local time
- Place: Flagstaff, AZ
- Airport: Pulliam
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1981° N, 111.6513° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Flagstaff, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1981&lon=-111.6513&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6JB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6JB-1988-06-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 500-A (registry code 0141104, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-500-a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RKWELL 500A
- Reported engine: CONT IO470M
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,653 total, 6 in this make and model, 215 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX81FUK01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FUK01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810910058419A

## Narrative

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

AFTER ENGINE STARTED RUNNING ROUGH ON APPROACH, PILOT LANDED SHORT OF RUNWAY. ENGINE WAS NOT FEATHERED.

## 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 LAX81FUK01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FUK01), Sep 10, 1981: Aero Comdr 500A (N6JB), Flagstaff, AZ, substantial damage

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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