Aero Comdr 500-B N2001
21 April 1973 · Joplin, Missouri, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 21 April 1973 at about 00:17 local time, a Aero Comdr 500-B registered N2001, operated by Festus Fly SER, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Joplin, Missouri, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 00:17
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Joplin, Missouri, United States
- Nearest airport
- Joplin Mun
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Aero Comdr 500-B
- Registration
- N2001
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Festus Fly SER
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → St Louis, Mo
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-1489
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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
JET FUEL ADDED BY MISTAKE.PLT SIGNED FUEL SLIP, DIDNT CK TYPE FUEL, JP-4.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Aero Comdr 500 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Dec 1973 | Aero Comdr 500B | Findly, Ohio, United States | Consumers Sand | No injuries | - |
| 27 Oct 1973 | Aero Comdr 500-A | Las Cruces, Mexico | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Sep 1973 | Aero Comdr 500-S | Nassau, Atlantic Ocean North Lat. | Bahamas Air, L* | No injuries | - |
| 26 Sep 1973 | Aero Comdr 500S | Andros Isl, Atlantic Ocean North Lat. | Bahamasair HOL | No injuries | - |
| 27 Dec 1973 | Aero Comdr 500-A | Memphis, Tennessee, United States | Colemill Enter | No injuries | - |
| 8 Feb 1973 | Aero Comdr 500B | Alcoa, Tennessee, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jan 1973 | Cessna 150J | No.olmstead, Ohio, United States | Ortner Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1973 | Cessna 180 | Chickasha, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1973 | Cessna 210H | Flagler Beach, Florida, United States | Asphalt Produc | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Apr 1973 | Cessna 172 | Bristol, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 May 1973 | Cessna 150F | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1973 | Lake LA-4 | Key West, Florida, United States | US Dept of INT | No injuries | - |