Aero Comdr 500 N999AJ
7 August 1971 · Hobbs, New Mexico, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 7 August 1971 at about 08:15 local time, a Aero Comdr 500 registered N999AJ was involved in an accident during in flight near Hobbs, New Mexico, United States. 4 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 08:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Hobbs, New Mexico, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Aero Comdr 500
- Registration
- N999AJ
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Hobbs, N Mex → Carlsbad, N Mex
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3116
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
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
L ENG PISTON PIN PLUG NR 4 CYL DISINTEGRATED.UN MAINTAIN ALT DUE GR EXTN AFTER L ENG HYD SYS LOSS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Aero Comdr 500 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Jun 1971 | Aero Comdr 500B | Crossett, Arkansas, United States | Edwards Air CH | No injuries | - |
| 17 Aug 1971 | Aero Comdr 500S | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | Wilburs Flight | No injuries | - |
| 9 Jan 1971 | Aero Comdr 500 | Carson, Washington, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 15 Jul 1971 | Aero Comdr 500-B | No.madison, Ohio, United States | Command Air In | Fatal | 2 |
| 10 Dec 1971 | Aero Comdr 500S | Morristown, New Jersey, United States | Morris Air TRA | Serious injuries | - |
| 13 Nov 1971 | Aero Comdr 500-S | Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Mar 1971 | M Mustang M-1 | Aurora, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 1971 | Cessna 172 | Creston, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jan 1971 | Piper PA-22 | Sarasota, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1971 | Cessna 172K | Bethany, Oklahoma, United States | Diamond Air, In | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1971 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 | Portage, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 May 1971 | Flybaby 1A | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |