# NTSB CHI76AC037: Aero Comdr 560E, N699E, Moline, IL, November 26, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: November 26, 1975
- Place: Moline, IL · MOLINE, IL
- Location: 41.4823° N, 90.4934° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Moline, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4823&lon=-90.4934&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report May 25, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 152091
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI76AC037
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76AC037

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4158  75/11/26   MOLINE,IL           AERO COMDR 560E     CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 1599
        TIME - 1814                    N699E               PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 208 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - QUAD CITY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HUTCHINSON,MN               ATLANTA,GA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: MISSED APPROACH
           STALL                                                    LANDING: MISSED APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ANTI-ICING/DEICING EQUIPMENT-IMPROPER OPERATION OF/OR FAILED TO USE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ICE INDUCTION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - CONDITIONS CONDUCIVE TO CARB./INDUCTION SYSTEM ICING
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 2 ENGINES
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, IN PERSON
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                               300
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1/2 MILE OR LESS                                         SNOW
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      28
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
           50                                                       15
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      IFR
        REMARKS- WIND GUSTING 22K.RAM AIR HOSES BLOCKED BY CAKES OF ICE & SNOW.BUILDUP PRESENT IN CARB AIR CHAMBER
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N699E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N699E-1976-11-02), registration cancelled 1976-11-02, S/N 572 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMDR 560E
- Registry model: [Aero Commander 560-E](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-560-e) (registry code 0141406) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Quad City

## 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 19751126041819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751126041819A), Nov 26, 1975: Rkwell 560E, IL, Destroyed

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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