# Accident 19730926035499A: Rkwell 500B, Andros Isl, September 26, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 26, 1973
- Place: Andros Isl
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Sfl Cruise
- Aircraft: N69NP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N69NP-1973-12-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 500 S (registry code 0141107, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-500-s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RKWELL 500B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 980 total, 80 in this make and model, 81 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA74DKT22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74DKT22) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730926035499A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

SIMULATED BOTH ENG OUT,FUEL BOOST ON.SVRL MAN DSCNDD FM 5000FT TO 2500FT ENG DIDNT RESPOND,DITCHED

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA74DKT22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74DKT22), Sep 26, 1973: Aero Comdr 500S (N69NP), Andros Isl, Burkina Faso, destroyed

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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