# NTSB ANC79DA049: Rockwell IN 500, N846VK, Emmonguk, AK, May 13, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 13, 1979
- Place: Emmonguk, AK · EMMONGUK, AK
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 9, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135457
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC79DA049
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79DA049

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2110  79/5/13    EMMONGUK,AK         ROCKWELL IN 500     CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 8000
        TIME - 1011                    N846VK              PX-  0  0  3  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 610 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EMMONAK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NOME,AK                     EMMONGUK,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- AIRPORT IS UNATTENDED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N846VK](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N846VK-1994-06-16), registration cancelled 1994-06-16, S/N 825 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROCKWELL IN 500
- Registry model: [Aero Commander 500](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-500) (registry code 0141102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Emmonak

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19790513013269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790513013269A), May 13, 1979: Helio 500, Emmonak, AK, Substantial damage. Landing gear broke through soft spot on dirt rwy during landing roll. NOTAM on airport rwy cond. Field not closed

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.

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