# Accident 20230128001989A: Aero Commander 500-B, Sylacauga, AL, January 28, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 28, 2023, 17:51 local time
- Place: Sylacauga, AL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.1864° N, 86.3318° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1864&lon=-86.3318&mi=10
- Aircraft: N107DF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N107DF-2024-02-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 500-B (registry code 0141106, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-500-b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMMANDER 500-B
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,315 total, 342 in this make and model, 173 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA23LA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA122) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230128001989A

## Narrative

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

ON JANUARY 28, 2023, ABOUT 17:40 CST A TWIN-ENGINE AERO COMMANDER 500-B AIRPLANE, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, EXPERIENCE A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DURING CRUISE FLIGHT ENROUTE TO (KBHM) AFTER DEPARTURE FROM (KVDF). PILOT LANDED IN OPEN FIELD AIRPLANE IMPACTED TREES AND BOB-WIRE FENCED COMING TO REST ON BELLY OF FUSELAGE.  LEFT WING AND ENGINE SEPARATED FROM AIRPLANE AND RIGHT WING SEVERELY DAMAGED AND PARTIALLY SEPARATED FROM AIRPLANE.  BOTH WING FUEL BLADDERS WERE BREACH WITH MINOR FUEL LEAKAGE NOTICE ON GROUND ADJACENT TO WING. FUSELAGE OF AIRPLANE SHOWED PUNCTURED HOLES ON BOTH SIDES FORWARD AND AFT OF AIRCRAFT. AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.

## 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 ERA23LA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA122), Jan 28, 2023: Aero Commander 500 (N107DF), Sylacauga, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to assure there was an adequate amount of fuel onboard to complete the flight, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.

## Other reports on N107DF (2)

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

- [Incident 20071231830989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071231830989I), Dec 31, 2007: Gulstm 500B (N107DF), Louisville, KY, Minor damage. (-23) The pilot of the aircraft reported moderate to severe turbulence during his approach to Louisville Bowman Field (see pilot statement). At the time he…
- [Incident 19951208040189I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951208040189I), Dec 8, 1995: Gulstm 500B (N107DF), Omaha, NE, Minor damage. Narrative: after receiving takeoff clearance the pilot said he set the power at 2000 RPM. He checked the engine instruments which he said were indicating in…

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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