# NTSB ATL81FA102: Aero Comdr 500B, N2783Q, Louisville, KY, July 29, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 29, 1981
- Place: Louisville, KY · LOUISVILLE, KY
- Location: 38.2542° N, 85.7594° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Louisville, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2542&lon=-85.7594&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 23, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124636
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL81FA102
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FA102

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1881  81/7/29    LOUISVILLE,KY       AERO COMDR 500B     CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0030                    N2783Q              PX-  0  0  0  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      25, 3549 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO S-D        1716 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STANDIFORD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LEXINGTON,KY                LOUISVILLE,KY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CORRODED/CORROSION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LEAK/LEAKAGE
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: EMERGENCY/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - HYDRAULIC FAILURE
        REMARKS- UN LWR GEAR W NORMAL/EMERG SYS.HYD FITTING CORRODED/FAILED AT FIREWALL.EMERG HYD GAGE MALF.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2783Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2783Q-1995-04-12), registration cancelled 1995-04-12, S/N 1387140 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMDR 500B
- Registry model: [Aero Commander 500-B](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-500-b) (registry code 0141106) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Standiford

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19810729046049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810729046049A), Jul 29, 1981: Rkwell 500B, Louisville, KY, Substantial damage. Lost hydraulic pressure. Aux gear system failed. Landed gear up. Corroded hydraulic line leak. Aux system uncharged.

## Other investigations on N2783Q (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 SEA93LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93LA047), Dec 29, 1992: Aero Commander AC-500B (N2783Q), Billings, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: LOSS OF ENGINE POWER ON BOTH ENGINES FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS AND LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR NOT DOWN AND LOCKED ON TOUCHDOWN.

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.

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