# NTSB CHI69F0380: Aero Comdr 500-A, N9381R, Paducah, KY, November 27, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: November 27, 1968
- Place: Paducah, KY · PADUCAH, KY
- Location: 37.0709° N, 88.6445° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Paducah, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0709&lon=-88.6445&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report February 26, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 191878
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI69F0380
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI69F0380

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4509  68/11/27   PADUCAH,KY          AERO COMDR 500-A    CR-  0  0  2  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 1190
        TIME - 1802                    N9381R              PX-  0  0  0  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      TOTAL HOURS, 300 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D        INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BARKLEY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IFR OPERATION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - RAIN
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY RADIO
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                               100
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          3/4 MILE OR LESS                                         RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       52
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
           50                                                       8
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          BELOW MINIMUMS                                           IFR
        REMARKS- CONTINUED INST APPCH BELOW LNDG MINIMUMS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9381R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9381R-1969-01-30), registration cancelled 1969-01-30, S/N 500A-896-5 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMDR 500-A
- Registry model: [Aero Commander 500-A](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-500-a) (registry code 0141104) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Barkley

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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