Aero Comdr 500 accidents

The NTSB database holds 133 accidents and incidents involving the Aero Comdr 500, recorded between 1965 to 1981. 40 of them were fatal (30%), and 93 people died.

The deadliest year was 1978, with 25 deaths.

The phase of flight recorded most often is in flight (47 records).

Most of these records are from United States, Atlantic Ocean North Lat. and Mexico.

133 of these records have no coordinates in the source data, so they appear in the list below but not on the map.

133

Records

Fatal

Deaths

30%

Share fatal

1965 to 1981

Period

Show these on the map 0 of 133 have coordinates

By decade

1960s 39

1970s 85

1980s 9

Where these happened

United States 122 Atlantic Ocean North Lat. 4 Mexico 4 Unknown/Not Reported 1 Other-Foreign Countries 1 Canada 1

Operators involved

Combs Airways* 5 Security Air T 2 Air Miami Inc 2 Colemill Enter 2 Eastern Air Lines, Inc. 2 Vicksburg Air 2

All 133 records by number of deaths, then by date

Date	Aircraft	Location	Operator	Outcome	Died
23 Sep 1978	Aero Comdr 500 N6244B	Laredo, Texas, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	7
28 Feb 1978	Aero Comdr 500A N6143X	Solvang, California, United States no coordinates	Security Air T	Fatal	7
10 Oct 1975	Aero Comdr 500A N9394R	Walnut Grove, California, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	6
23 Oct 1972	Aero Comdr 500-A N78376	Pekin, Illinois, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	6
31 Mar 1978	Aero Comdr 500B N313UT	Salisbury, Maryland, United States no coordinates	Univ of Tennes	Fatal	5
21 Dec 1975	Aero Comdr 500A N9392R	Baja Ca Norte, Mexico no coordinates	-	Fatal	5
22 Apr 1972	Aero Comdr 500-B N6319U	College Park, Georgia, United States no coordinates	J&H Supply Co.	Fatal	5
21 Oct 1971	Aero Comdr 500-A N11MK	San Diego, California, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	5
11 Sep 1978	Aero Comdr 500S N40MA	Hammondsport, New York, United States no coordinates	Mercury Aircra	Fatal	3
21 Jan 1981	Aero Comdr 500S N222FQ	Springfield, Missouri, United States no coordinates	Larry Johnson	Fatal	2
24 Sep 1980	Aero Comdr 500-B N6206X	Santa Maria, California, United States no coordinates	Commander 6206	Fatal	2
28 Jul 1975	Aero Comdr 500A N78378	Valparaiso, Indiana, United States no coordinates	Airea Enterpri	Fatal	2
22 Jul 1975	Aero Comdr 500B N181Z	Red Hill, Georgia, United States no coordinates	US Forest Serv	Fatal	2
8 Mar 1975	Aero Comdr 500S N711LZ	Kelso, California, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
8 Feb 1973	Aero Comdr 500B N6166X	Alcoa, Tennessee, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
2 Jun 1972	Aero Comdr 500-A N140X	Safford, Arizona, United States no coordinates	Alpine Aviatio	Fatal	2
8 Apr 1972	Aero Comdr 500 N2776	Noxon, Montana, United States no coordinates	Red Carpet Fly	Fatal	2
15 Jul 1971	Aero Comdr 500-B N707CA	No.madison, Ohio, United States no coordinates	Command Air In	Fatal	2
12 Jan 1971	Aero Comdr 500B N6254X	Jackson, Tennessee, United States no coordinates	Racran Corp	Fatal	2
4 Oct 1970	Aero Comdr 500-B N701X	Mahaffey, Pennsylvania, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
1 Oct 1970	Aero Comdr 500-S N9119N	White Castle, Louisiana, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
14 May 1966	Aero Comdr 500B N6227X	Brighton Colo, Colorado, United States no coordinates	Aspen Airways	Fatal	2
11 Jun 1981	Aero Comdr 500 N711MK	Flagler Beach, Florida, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
5 Aug 1980	Aero Comdr 500B N184Z	Salmon, Idaho, United States no coordinates	Forest Service	Fatal	1
4 Oct 1979	Aero Comdr 500 N3815C	Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported no coordinates	Iron Bird	Fatal	1
17 Nov 1978	Aero Comdr 500S N2973F	Gallup, New Mexico, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
6 Sep 1978	Aero Comdr 500B N6112X	Great Falls, Montana, United States no coordinates	Combs Airways	Fatal	1
5 Jan 1978	Aero Comdr 500B N6308U	Miles City, Montana, United States no coordinates	Combs Airways,	Fatal	1
18 Nov 1976	Aero Comdr 500-S N57278	Gulf of Guinea, Atlantic Ocean North Lat. no coordinates	United Resourc	Fatal	1
7 May 1976	Aero Comdr 500 N6242B	Fontana, California, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
21 Feb 1975	Aero Comdr 500S N9179N	S Portsmouth, Kentucky, United States no coordinates	Aero Aviation	Fatal	1
3 Mar 1972	Aero Comdr 500-B N6298X	Rochester, New York, United States no coordinates	Coombs Airway*	Fatal	1
9 Jan 1971	Aero Comdr 500 N8473C	Carson, Washington, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
16 Dec 1970	Aero Comdr 500-A N6170X	McAlpin, Florida, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
22 Mar 1969	Aero Comdr 500-A N6145X	Ione, California, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
18 Dec 1968	Aero Comdr 500-B N5080	Imnaha, Oregon, United States no coordinates	Combs Airways*	Fatal	1
18 Dec 1968	Aero Comdr 500 N6281X	Glendive, Montana, United States no coordinates	Combs Airways	Fatal	1
12 Jan 1968	Aero Comdr 500 N6248B	Murray, Kentucky, United States no coordinates	Ohio Valley AV	Fatal	1
27 Apr 1967	Aero Comdr 500 N6231B	Hazlehurst, Mississippi, United States no coordinates	Vicksburg Air	Fatal	1
6 Feb 1966	Aero Comdr 500A N9385R	Sutter Calif, California, United States no coordinates	Dart Aero Corp	Fatal	1
10 Sep 1981	Aero Comdr 500A N6JB	Flagstaff, Arizona, United States no coordinates	-	Minor injuries	-
12 Aug 1981	Aero Comdr 500S N5075E	Healy, Alaska, United States no coordinates	Wilbur's Fligh	Minor injuries	-
29 Jul 1981	Aero Comdr 500B N2783Q	Louisville, Kentucky, United States no coordinates	Eagle AVN, Inc	No injuries	-
18 Nov 1980	Aero Comdr 500-A N20MA	Glens Falls, New York, United States no coordinates	Bennington AVN	No injuries	-
22 Feb 1980	Aero Comdr 500A N78334	San Diego, California, United States no coordinates	SEC Tnspt	No injuries	-
17 Oct 1979	Aero Comdr 500 N4111P	San Francisco, California, United States no coordinates	Yosemite Air	No injuries	-
17 May 1979	Aero Comdr 500 N3836C	Treasure Cay, Atlantic Ocean North Lat. no coordinates	Palm Beach AVI	No injuries	-
27 Feb 1979	Aero Comdr 500B N6156X	Annapolis, California, United States no coordinates	-	No injuries	-
31 Jul 1978	Aero Comdr 500B N6324U	Boston, Massachusetts, United States no coordinates	National Execu	No injuries	-
7 Jul 1978	Aero Comdr 500S N280MB	Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, United States no coordinates	-	No injuries	-