- Date
- June 1, 1973
- Place
- Crownpoint, NM · CROWNPOINT, NM
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N160XAero Cmdr 500-B
- Status
- Completed · report October 18, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730601016459A
- Case key
- 189918
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
On this page
NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2512 73/6/1 CROWNPOINT,N MEX AERO CMDR 500-B CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 55, 15752 TIME - 0745 N160X PX- 0 0 1 OTHER PUBLIC TOTAL HOURS, 4990 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SANTA FE,N MEX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: BLADE RETENTION MECHANISM MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY INSTALLED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- NO DMG ON LDG.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N160X
- Reported as
- Aero Cmdr 500-B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N160XRegistered now · Aero Commander 500-BAirframe modelAero Commander 500-BEngine modelLycoming TI0-540 series
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.