# NTSB investigations: Aero Commander 500-U

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 ATL02LA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL02LA046.md): Aero Commander 500U · Copperhill, TN · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 12, 2002 · N441WW · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate preflight planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion and a subsequent collision with trees during emergency landing on unsuitable terrain
- [NTSB FTW96LA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA139.md): Rockwell 500U · Hampton, AR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 16, 1996 · N197K · Substantial damage
  > Improper planning/decision by the pilot, which resulted in fuel exhaustion due to an inadequate supply of fuel. A factor relating to the accident was: the lack of suitable terrain for a forced landing.
- [NTSB MIA89LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA086.md): Aero Commander 500U · Daytona Beach, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 16, 1989 · N1010U · Substantial damage
  > Control malfunction of undetermined cause that made further flight inadvisable.

## 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."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('0141108'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=0141108

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