# NTSB DEN73FQA43: Aero Cmdr 500-B, N160X, Crownpoint, NM, June 1, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 1, 1973
- Place: Crownpoint, NM · CROWNPOINT, NM
- Location: 35.6781° N, 108.1512° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Crownpoint, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6781&lon=-108.1512&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 18, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189918
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN73FQA43
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN73FQA43

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N160X), registered now, S/N 500B-1300-115 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO CMDR 500-B
- Registry model: [Aero Commander 500-B](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-500-b) (registry code 0141106) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19730601016459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730601016459A), Jun 1, 1973: Rkwell 500B, Crownpoint, NM, Substantial damage. No dmg on ldg.

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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