Aero Commander 500B N6138X

Summary

On 12 May 1999 at about 12:59 local time, a Aero Commander 500B registered N6138X was involved in an accident near Atlantic Ocean. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

12 May 1999 at 12:59

Classification

Accident

Location

Atlantic Ocean

Nearest airport

Nassau International (MYNN)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Aero Commander 500B

Registration

N6138X

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Opa-Locka → Nassau

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MIA99LA155

1 person died.

an in-flight collision with water for undetermined reasons, due to the wreckage never being recovered from the water.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The flight was on approach, and the pilot was in radio contact with approach control. For unknown reasons the pilot performed a 360-degree turn, without permission from the controller, and was then vectored to a different runway. After acknowledging the clearance to the new runway, the controller lost all contact with the flight. None of the radio communications indicated that the pilot was having mechanical or medical problems. A search was initiated by air and a debris field was located. Five yellow life jackets, 1 six man life raft, several unidentified pieces of white and gold airframe were recovered. The pilot and the wreckage were never recovered from the water. At the time of the accident the pilot's license had been suspended by the FAA.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.