# Accident 19811023080439A: Rkwell 520, Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico, October 23, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 23, 1981
- Place: Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 18.0867° N, 67.1483° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cabo Rojo, PR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.0867&lon=-67.1483&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4162B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4162B-2015-05-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 520 (registry code 0141202, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-520) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming GO-435C&D series (registry code 41521, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-go-435c-d-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RKWELL 520
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA82DKA03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA82DKA03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811023080439A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT FOUND ABONDONED ON SAND STRIP WITH SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. PROBABLE ILLEGAL DRUG FLIGHT.

## 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 MIA82DKA03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA82DKA03), Oct 23, 1981: Aero Comdr 520 (N4162B), Cabo Rojo, PR, 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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