Rockwell 500B N90540
14 April 1977 · Mt.vernon, Illinois, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 14 April 1977 at about 18:55 local time, a Rockwell 500B registered N90540 was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Mt.vernon, Illinois, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:55
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Mt.vernon, Illinois, United States
- Nearest airport
- Mt.vernon-Outland
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Rockwell 500B
- Registration
- N90540
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Atlata, Ga → S
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Dusk
- NTSB number
- 3-0550
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
LEFT MAIN GEAR ACTUATING CLEVIS, P/N ED 12526, BROKEN.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Rockwell 500 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Mar 1977 | Rockwell 500-S | Mt. Clemens, Michigan, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 19 Dec 1978 | Rockwell 500S | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | Alaska Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 22 Dec 1979 | Rockwell 500B | Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States | Combs Air Frei | Fatal | 1 |
| 5 Apr 1983 | Rockwell 500B | Hutchinson, Kansas, United States | Central Air Charter, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jan 1983 | Rockwell 500-S | Kansas City, Kansas, United States | Dodson Aviation, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 25 Nov 1985 | Rockwell 500-S | Des Moines, Iowa, United States | Iowa State University | Fatal | 7 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Mar 1977 | Cessna 182Q | Mangum, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1977 | Beechcraft B24R | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Apr 1977 | Hiller UH-12E | Thermal, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 May 1977 | Piper PA-18 | Fort Plain, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jul 1977 | Cessna 188 | Brookland, Arkansas, United States | JAY H Harmon | No injuries | - |
| 1 May 1977 | Eaa Biplane P | Kennewick, Washington, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |