# NTSB IAD70FIG12: Aero Comdr 100, N5533M, Friendshp Arpt, MD, April 5, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 5, 1970
- Place: Friendshp Arpt, MD · FRIENDSHP ARPT, MD
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 7, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128461
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD70FIG12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD70FIG12

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1608   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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5533M-2013-04-22), registration cancelled 2013-04-22, S/N 141, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMDR 100
- Registry model: [Aero Commander 100](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-100) (registry code 0140202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Frienship Intl

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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