Aero Comdr 500S N2973F

17 November 1978 · Gallup, New Mexico, United States · Fatal

Summary

On 17 November 1978 at about 08:50 local time, a Aero Comdr 500S registered N2973F was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Gallup, New Mexico, United States. 2 people were on board and one died, one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date: 17 November 1978 at 08:50
Classification: Accident
Location: Gallup, New Mexico, United States
Nearest airport: Senator Clark
Coordinates: Not recorded
Aircraft: Aero Comdr 500S
Registration: N2973F
Category: Fixed-Wing
Engines: 2
Operator: Not recorded
Operating rule: Private Owner
Purpose of flight: Pleasure
Phase of flight: Takeoff
Route: S → Albuquerque, Nm
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Weather: VMC
Light: Daylight
NTSB number: 3-3939

People

1 person died.

On board	Died	Serious	Minor	Uninjured
2	1	1	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

FROST ON AIRCRAFT.TURBOCHARGERS NOT USED ON TKOF.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

No coordinates. The source record does not contain a latitude and longitude, so this accident cannot be shown on the map. Everything else about it is on this page.

Source

NTSB record 3-3939, from the public aviation accident database.

Records from before 1982 are not in the NTSB's online investigation search. The full dataset can be downloaded from data.ntsb.gov/avdata.

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