# NTSB investigations: Aero Commander 500-B, TX

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB CEN14LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA065.md): Aero Commander 500 - B · Lubbock, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 31, 2013 · N917GT · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to complete a landing checklist and extend the landing gear, which resulted in a gear-up landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's diverted attention to the weather during approach.
- [NTSB FTW98FA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98FA092.md): Aero Commander 500-B · Ennis, TX · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jan 10, 1998 · N556BW · Destroyed
  > failure of the flight crew to maintain minimum control speed (Vmc) during go-around from a single-engine approach, which resulted in loss of control and collision with power lines and the ground. Related factors were: a ruptured diaphragm in the distributor…
- [NTSB FTW97LA258](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA258.md): Aero Commander 500-B · Dallas, TX · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 8, 1997 · N802TC · Substantial damage
  > The pilot-in-command's failure to follow emergency procedures to reduce drag and maintain best climb airspeed. Factors were the partial loss of engine power due to the cracks in the #1 and #4 cylinders as the result of an unapproved modification of their…
- [NTSB FTW66F0313](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66F0313.md): Aero Cmdr 500B · Addison, TX · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Sep 27, 1965 · N353CC · Substantial damage

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE c."eventStateOrRegion" = 'TX' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA'
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('0141106'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=0141106&state=TX

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