Aero Comdr 500-A N78376
23 October 1972 · Pekin, Illinois, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 23 October 1972 at about 17:40 local time, a Aero Comdr 500-A registered N78376 was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Pekin, Illinois, United States. 6 people were on board and 6 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Pekin, Illinois, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Aero Comdr 500-A
- Registration
- N78376
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Martinsburg, Pa → Peoria, Ill
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Dusk
- NTSB number
- 3-3407
People
6 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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
PLT CLRD FOR ILS APCH TO REPT OUTER MARKER. REPTNOT RECD BY APCH CTL.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Aero Comdr 500 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Nov 1972 | Aero Comdr 500-B | Sonora, Texas, United States | S & W Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 3 Mar 1972 | Aero Comdr 500-B | Rochester, New York, United States | Coombs Airway* | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 Apr 1972 | Aero Comdr 500-B | College Park, Georgia, United States | J&H Supply Co. | Fatal | 5 |
| 8 Apr 1972 | Aero Comdr 500 | Noxon, Montana, United States | Red Carpet Fly | Fatal | 2 |
| 30 Oct 1972 | Aero Comdr 500 | West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Nov 1972 | Aero Comdr 500 | Fredricksburg, Texas, United States | Great Western | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Feb 1972 | Piper PA-11 | Moberly, Missouri, United States | Tail Draggers | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Jan 1972 | Piper PA-28R | Paradise, Washington, United States | Sportsman Airp | Fatal | 3 |
| 10 May 1972 | Douglas DC-9 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1972 | Cessna 172K | Maysville, Kentucky, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 1972 | Piper PA-22 | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | Oxford Flying | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1972 | Amer Avco AA1A | Atco, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |