Aero Comdr 500-B N620TW
26 November 1972 · Sonora, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 26 November 1972 at about 18:30 local time, a Aero Comdr 500-B registered N620TW, operated by S & W Aviation, was involved in an accident during in flight near Sonora, Texas, United States. 3 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 18:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Sonora, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Sonora
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Aero Comdr 500-B
- Registration
- N620TW
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- S & W Aviation
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Corporate/Executive
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Highland Lakes, Tex → Las Cruces, N Mex
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-3814
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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 FAILED INTERNALLY, NO TEARDOWN INSP. R ENG WAS FEATHERED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Aero Comdr 500 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 23 Oct 1972 | Aero Comdr 500-A | Pekin, Illinois, United States | - | Fatal | 6 |
| 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 | - |
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| 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 | - |