- Date
- May 15, 1977
- Place
- Sussex, MD · SUSSEX, MD
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5501MAero Cmdr 200D
- Status
- Completed · report August 19, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770515017419A
- Case key
- 147675
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1473 77/5/15 SUSSEX,MD AERO CMDR 200D CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 54, 3000 TIME - 1130 N5501M PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ESSEX SKYPARK DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SUSSEX,MD LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- FIRST TKOF ABORTED,PWR LOSS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5501M
- Reported as
- Aero Cmdr 200D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Essex Skypark
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.