# NTSB DEN76FTE23: Aero Comdr 500B, N77JJ, Akron, CO, August 29, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 29, 1975
- Place: Akron, CO · AKRON, CO
- Location: 40.1635° N, 103.2203° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Akron, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1635&lon=-103.2203&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 4 minor
- Status: Completed, report November 20, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 151084
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN76FTE23
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76FTE23

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3203  75/8/29    AKRON,CO            AERO COMDR 500B     CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 1021
        TIME - 1629                    N77JJ               PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 59 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - AKRON-WASHINGTON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PUEBLO,CO                   JULESBURG,CO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: BUILDING(S)                               LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- R ENG QUIT.PLT UN MAINTAIN FLT,LND SHORT & 45 DEG TO RWY.SLID INTO T HANGAR,C-170 N9764A INSIDE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N77JJ](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N77JJ-1990-08-07), registration cancelled 1990-08-07, S/N 1314123 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMDR 500B
- Registry model: [Aero Commander 500-B](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-500-b) (registry code 0141106) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Akron-Washington

## 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 19750829033519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750829033519A), Aug 29, 1975: Rkwell 500B, Akron, CO, Substantial damage. R eng quit. Plt un maintain flt,lnd short & 45 deg to rwy. Slid into t hangar,C-170 N9764A inside.

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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