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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Aero Commander 560-F · Venice, FL · December 26, 2011

Date: December 26, 2011 · 14:06 local
Place: Venice, FL
Airport: Venice Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N560WM
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA12FA123
Reported as: Aero Commander 560-F
Reported engine: Lycoming LYCOMING
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 6,000 total1,500 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N560WMRegistration cancelled Jun 13, 2013 · Aero Commander 560-FS/N 560F-1305-58 Airframe modelAero Commander 560-F

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Shortly after takeoff from Venice Municipal Airport enroute to lafayette Georgia, Dr. Bustillo advised ATC that he had lost his left engine and requested the nearest airport. ATC gave him vectors back to Venice Municipal Airport. The airplane was observed to pitch straight up, stall, and spin to the left three times before it collided with the ground upright. About 1 minutes and 30 seconds after the airplane collided with the ground it was engulfed in flames. The aircraft impacted the ground at a very high angle. Dr. Bustillo suffered fatal injuries.

As the FAA filed it

SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF FROM VENICE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT ENROUTE TO LAFAYETTE GEORGIA, DR. BUSTILLO ADVISED ATC THAT HE HAD LOST HIS LEFT ENGINE AND REQUESTED THE NEAREST AIRPORT. ATC GAVE HIM VECTORS BACK TO VENICE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT. THE AIRPLANE WAS OBSERVED TO PITCH STRAIGHT UP, STALL, AND SPIN TO THE LEFT THREE TIMES BEFORE IT COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND UPRIGHT. ABOUT 1 MINUTES AND 30 SECONDS AFTER THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND IT WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND AT A VERY HIGH ANGLE. DR. BUSTILLO SUFFERED FATAL INJURIES.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ERA12FA123Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportVenice, FLThe pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed during a single-engine approach, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the accident was the total loss of power in the left engine due to a failed No. 2 connecting rod bearing.Dec 26, 2011 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N560WM · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 19950107001239ATo Aborted (Fixed Wing) · Canfield, OHCrashed after belated aborted takeoff. (-23) on January 7, 1995, at approximately 0805 EST, at Brocker airport, Canfield, Ohio, an aerocommander 560F, N560WM, owned and operated by robert j. Brocker crashed during an aborted takeoff for a CFR 14, part 91 IFR…Jan 7, 1995 · Substantial damage