# Accident 20230813013739A: Aero Commander 500 S, Key West, FL, August 13, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 13, 2023, 10:20 local time
- Place: Key West, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 24.5551° N, 81.7800° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=24.5551&lon=-81.7800&mi=10
- Aircraft: N62WE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N62WE-2023-11-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 500 S (registry code 0141107, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-500-s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMMANDER 500 S
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 832 total, 338 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA23LA359](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA359) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230813013739A

## Narrative

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

AT APPROXIMATELY 10:20 AM, 15 NM, NE OF KEYW @ 3,000 FT AGL THE RIGHT ENGINE SUDDENLY STOPPED, THE FUEL TOTALIZERS STATED 48 GALLONS FUEL, CONTACTED ATC AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, THEN, THE LEFT ENGINE SUDDENLY STOPPED. ATTEMPTED RESTART BUT ENGINES WOULDN'T START. PILOT FEATHERED THE PROPS, PITCHED FOR BEST GLIDE AND DITCHED IN THE OCEAN APPROXIMATELY 12NM NE OF KEYW.

## 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 ERA23LA359](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA359), Aug 13, 2023: Aero Commander 500 S (N62WE), Key West, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined.

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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