# NTSB FTW71AF084: Aero Comdr 500B, N6210X, Crossett, AR, June 21, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 21, 1971
- Place: Crossett, AR · CROSSETT, AR
- Location: 33.1228° N, 91.9577° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Crossett, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1228&lon=-91.9577&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 14, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 161950
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW71AF084
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW71AF084

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2073  71/6/21    CROSSETT,ARK        AERO COMDR 500B     CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0637                    N6210X              PX-  0  0  2  AIR TAXI-PASSG            AGE 46, 16076 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 850 IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CROSSETT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CROSSETT,ARK                JACKSON,MISS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER                       TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: HUBS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER ALIGNMENT/ADJUSTMENT
        REMARKS- R PROP HUB SPIDER FAILED. 1 BLADE SEPARATED,PENETRATED CABIN.ABORTED T/O SAFELY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6210X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6210X-1976-05-26), registration cancelled 1976-05-26, S/N 500B-1080-51 (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: Crossett

## Other investigations on N6210X (1)

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.

- [NTSB CHI76FET20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FET20), Nov 2, 1975: Aero Comdr 500B (N6210X), New Haven, IN, substantial damage

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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