# Accident 19840511027039A: Gulstm 500RKWELL, Andros Island, Bahamas, May 11, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 11, 1984
- Place: Andros Island, Bahamas
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N8457C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8457C-2013-07-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 500 (registry code 0141102, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-500) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM 500RKWELL
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840511027039A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DISCOVERED CRASHED AT RAT CAY. PILOT NOT IDENTIFIED. OWNER NOT KNOWN.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N8457C (1)

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

- [Accident 19760822027989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760822027989A), Aug 22, 1976: Rkwell 500RKWELL (N8457C), Hastings, MI, Substantial damage. Hole in frt of piston nr 3 cyl. Lt eng with reltd dmg to rings.

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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