- Date
- April 5, 1970
- Place
- Friendshp Arpt, MD · FRIENDSHP ARPT, MD
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N5533MAero Comdr 100
- Status
- Completed · report January 7, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 128461
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1608 70/4/5 FRIENDSHP ARPT,MD AERO COMDR 100 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 29, 73 TOTAL TIME - 2100 N5533M PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 8 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FRIENSHIP INTL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FRIENDLY,MD FRIENDSHP ARPT,MD TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT TAXI: FROM LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - *ERROR-INVALID CODE* PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT REMARKS- BATTERY LOW.TO ESTB RDO CTC TXD WITH 1200RPM,DRAGGED BRAKES.DID NOT SEE N4944T IN TIME TO AVOID.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5533M
- Reported as
- Aero Comdr 100
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Frienship Intl
N5533MRegistration cancelled Apr 22, 2013 · Aero Commander 100Airframe modelAero Commander 100Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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