# Incident 19901204063889I: Rkwell NA26560, Ft Lauderdale, FL, December 4, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 4, 1990, 10:42 local time
- Place: Ft Lauderdale, FL
- Airport: Ft Lauderdale-Hollywood International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.0717° N, 80.1497° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FORT LAUDERDALE/HOLLYWOOD INTL (FLL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.0717&lon=-80.1497&mi=10
- Aircraft: N401MS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N401MS-2001-09-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: North American NA-265-60 (registry code 6402612, https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-na-265-60) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RKWELL NA26560
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 15 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901204063889I

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT WHILE TAXIING FOR TAKEOFF. VEERED OFF TAXIWAY. LEFT MAIN SANK IN DIRT.

## Other reports on N401MS (2)

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

- [Incident 19890212013609I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890212013609I), Feb 12, 1989: Rkwell NA26560 (N401MS), Ft Lauderdale, FL. While attempting to start second engine while taxiing, lost hydraulics. Ran off taxiway. Procedure not recommended.
- [Incident 19871127074339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871127074339I), Nov 27, 1987: Rkwell NA26560 (N401MS), Ft Lauderdale, FL. Made a go around due failure to find runway at night VFR. A second go around due inability to verify gear lights.

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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