Aero Commander 500B N1153C

Summary

On 16 November 2005 at about 23:03 local time, a Aero Commander 500B registered N1153C was involved in an accident near Gaylord, Michigan, United States. 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

16 November 2005 at 23:03

Classification

Accident

Location

Gaylord, Michigan, United States

Nearest airport

Gaylord Regional (GLR)

Coordinates

45.0136, -84.7031

Aircraft

Aero Commander 500B

Registration

N1153C

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Grand Rapids → Gaylord

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

IMC

Light

Night

NTSB number

CHI06FA032

1 person died.

The clearance not maintained with terrain during a nonprecision approach. Contributing factors were the ceiling, visibility, night conditions, and trees.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane was operated as an on-demand cargo flight that impacted trees and terrain about one mile from the destination airport during a non-precision approach. Night instrument meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The airplane was equipped with an "icing protection system" and a report by another airplane that flew the approach and landed without incident indicated that light rime icing was encountered during the approach. Radar data shows that the accident airplane flew the localizer course inbound and began a descent past the final approach fix. No mechanical anomalies that would have precluded normal operation were noted with the airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.