Aero Commander 500B N6178X
6 May 1983 · Youngstown, Ohio, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 6 May 1983 at about 04:55 local time, a Aero Commander 500B registered N6178X was involved in an incident near Youngstown, Ohio, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 04:55
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Youngstown, Ohio, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Aero Commander 500B
- Registration
- N6178X
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Teterboro → Canton-Akron
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- CHI83IA209
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
WHILE CRUISING AT 5000 FT MSL, THE PLT HEARD A 'VERY LOUD BANG' & NOTED 'VERY MUCH VIBRATION FROM THE LEFT ENG.' HE SHUT DOWN & FEATHERED THE LEFT ENG & PROP. WHEN THE ENG STOPPED TURNING, HE NOTED 1 PROP BLADE WAS MISSING. THE ACFT WAS LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. AN EXAM REVEALED THAT A HARTZELL MODEL HC-A3VK-2 BLADE CLAMP, PN C-3, & A PILOT TUBE ON THE 3 BLADED PROP HAD FAILED FROM FATIGUE. ALSO, IT WAS NOTED THAT THE MOTOR MOUNTS BROKE LOOSE & THE GENERATOR BROKE LOOSE & SEPARATED. ULTIMATELY, THE GENERATOR FELL ON A PARKED AUTOMOBILE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Aero Commander 500 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Jul 1983 | Aero Commander 500 | Towanda, Pennsylvania, United States | Donald Simons | No injuries | - |
| 20 Nov 1983 | Aero Commander 500B | Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Fatal | 6 |
| 18 Jan 1983 | Aero Commander 500 | Dixon, California, United States | Naike Hyles Air Express | No injuries | - |
| 31 Mar 1984 | Aero Commander 500-B | Miles City, Montana, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 12 Aug 1982 | Aero Commander 500S | Sacramento, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Nov 1984 | Aero Commander 500 | Florence, South Carolina, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 May 1983 | Cessna 152 | Steubenville, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jun 1983 | Monerai SAILPLANE | Montpelier, Ohio, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 1 Oct 1983 | Piper PA-12 | East Liverpool, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jun 1983 | Cessna 172H | Dayton, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Oct 1983 | Cessna 172P | Lancaster, Ohio, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 8 Jun 1983 | Piper PA28-181 | Plain City, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |