# NTSB IAD75FLQ11: Aero Comdr 500B, N553HH, Paducah, KY, December 29, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: December 29, 1974
- Place: Paducah, KY · PADUCAH, KY
- Location: 37.0709° N, 88.6445° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Paducah, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0709&lon=-88.6445&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 2 minor, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 25, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144852
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD75FLQ11
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75FLQ11

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4262  74/12/29   PADUCAH,KY          AERO COMDR 500B     CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE,FL.INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1313                    N553HH              PX-  0  0  4  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  51, 1820 TOTAL HOURS, 920
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BARKLEY FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DAYTON,OHIO                 PADUCAH,KY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
        REMARKS- ACFT OBSVD T/D ABT 4500-5500 FT BEYOND APCH END OF RWY 4.HIT DRAINAGE DITCH.ELT DID NOT ACTIVATE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N553HH](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N553HH-1975-05-09), registration cancelled 1975-05-09, S/N 500B92911 (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: Barkley Field

## 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 19741229043649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741229043649A), Dec 29, 1974: Rkwell 500B, Paducah, KY, Substantial damage. Acft obsvd t/d abt 4500-5500 ft beyond apch end of rwy 4.hit drainage ditch.ELT did not activate.

## Other investigations on N553HH (2)

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 MKC72DCD40](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC72DCD40), Oct 18, 1971: Aero Comdr 500-B (N553HH), Waterloo, IA, substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC69D0339](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC69D0339), Jan 27, 1969: Aero Comdr 500-B (N553HH), Waterloo, IA, 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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