# NTSB CHI65A0093: Aero Comm 500B, N78333, Rockford, IL, April 29, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 29, 1965
- Place: Rockford, IL · ROCKFORD, IL
- Location: 42.2711° N, 89.0940° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rockford, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2711&lon=-89.0940&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report September 29, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 178173
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI65A0093
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI65A0093

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0422  65/4/29    ROCKFORD ILL        AERO COMM 500B      CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 2424
        TIME - 1337                    N78333              PX-  1  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 367 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GREATER ROCKFORD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
        REMARKS- FUEL-FLOW DISTRIBUTOR DIAPHRAGM P/N 383237 FAILED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N78333](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78333-1965-07-26), registration cancelled 1965-07-26, S/N 500B-1166 87 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMM 500B
- Registry model: [Aero Commander 500-B](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-500-b) (registry code 0141106) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Greater Rockford

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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