# Accident 20141123024329A: Aero Commander 500-A, Mcdade, TX, November 23, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 23, 2014, 09:50 local time
- Place: Mcdade, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.3458° N, 97.2067° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3458&lon=-97.2067&mi=10
- Aircraft: N14AV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N14AV-2018-06-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 500-A (registry code 0141104, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-500-a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMMANDER 500-A
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 7,575 total, 548 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN15FA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15FA056) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141123024329A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED TERRAIN WHILE ON DECENT, SIGNATURES WERE CONSISTENT WITH NEAR VERTICAL IMPACT. THE RIGHT PROPELLER WAS FEATHERED AND THE RIGHT ENGINE SHOWED SIGNS CATASTROPHIC FAILURE. THE POSITION OF SWITCHES FOR RIGHT ENGINE SHOWED SIGNED OF EMERGENCY SHUT DOWN PERFORMED BUT NO DISTRESS CALLS FROM PILOT. THE AIRCRAFT'S LAST REPORT ALTITUDE WAS 610 WITH A GROUND SPEED OF 66.

## 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 CEN15FA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15FA056), Nov 23, 2014: Aero Commander 500A (N14AV), McDade, TX, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed and his exceedance of the airplane's critical angle-of-attack for reasons that could not be determined based on the available evidence, which…

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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