# Accident 19830117001119A: Gulstm 500RKWELL, Dixon, CA, January 17, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 17, 1983, 18:25 local time
- Place: Dixon, CA
- Airport: Travis Afb
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 38.3898° N, 121.8105° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3898&lon=-121.8105&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6239B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6239B-1988-11-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 500 (registry code 0141102, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-500) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM 500RKWELL
- Reported engine: LYC O540A2B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,750 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX83LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA074) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830117001119A

## Narrative

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

LOST ELECTRICAL POWER. BATTERY WENT DEAD ON PAR VECTORS. CRASHED ON A ROAD. LEAD BROKE LEFT GENERATOR OTHER INOP.

## 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 LAX83LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA074), Jan 18, 1983: Aero Commander 500 (N6239B), Dixon, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6239B (1)

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

- [Incident 19791121044939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791121044939I), Nov 21, 1979: Rkwell 500RKWELL (N6239B), Monterey, CA, Minor damage. During high speed ground run, right brake overheated. Leaking hydraulic fluid caught fire. No damage resulted.

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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