# NTSB investigations: Aero Commander 500-B, 1986

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 CHI87DEX04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87DEX04.md): Aero Commander 500B · Hagerstown, IN · Accident · Serious injuries · Final report · Dec 12, 1986 · N116CA · Destroyed
  > The pilot was on the fourth leg of a night cargo flight cruising at approximately 500' AGL enroute to Mt. Vernon, IL, when the aircraft struck some trees and subsequently collided with the ground. The engines and propellers were both torn down and tested and…
- [NTSB MKC86LA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC86LA167.md): Aero Commander 500-B · Emporia, KS · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 7, 1986 · N184KC · Substantial damage
  > The pilot stated that he was cruising at 6,000 feet in IMC with light to moderate rain and turbulence when he heard a bang followed by the left engine losing power. The engine was shut down, the propeller feathered and ATC was notified. ATC cleared, and the…

## 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 year(c."eventDate") = 1986
  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&year=1986

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