# NTSB IAD74DLT11: Aero Comdr 500-A, N6143X, Memphis, TN, December 27, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 27, 1973
- Place: Memphis, TN · MEMPHIS, TN
- Location: 35.1495° N, 90.0490° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Memphis, TN, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1495&lon=-90.0490&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 7, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187503
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD74DLT11
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74DLT11

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3897  73/12/27   MEMPHIS,TENN        AERO COMDR 500-A    CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1505                    N6143X              PX-  0  0  1  AIR TAXI-PASSG            48, 9671 TOTAL HOURS, 28
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MEMPHIS INTL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: GEAR LOCKING MECHANISM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED
        REMARKS- TWO FUSELAGE BULKHEADS BENT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6143X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6143X-1981-12-18), registration cancelled 1981-12-18, S/N 500A-931-26 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMDR 500-A
- Registry model: [Aero Commander 500-A](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-500-a) (registry code 0141104) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Memphis Intl

## 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 19731227040219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731227040219A), Dec 27, 1973: Rkwell 500A, Memphis, TN, Substantial damage. Two fuselage bulkheads bent.

## Other investigations on N6143X (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 LAX78FA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78FA031), Feb 28, 1978: Aero Comdr 500A (N6143X), Solvang, CA, destroyed, 7 fatal

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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