# NTSB LAX26O0011: Aero Comdr 500A, N9392R, Baja Ca Norte, Mexico, December 21, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: December 21, 1975
- Place: Baja Ca Norte, Mexico · BAJA CA NORTE, Mexico
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 5 fatal
- Status: Completed, report January 27, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 152046
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX26O0011
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX26O0011

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
6-0072  75/12/21   BAJA CA NORTE,MEX   AERO COMDR 500A     CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 59, 6000
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N9392R              PX-  4  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PUNTA PRIETA,MEX            BAHIA DE LA,MEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- INVEST UNDER JURISDICTION OF GOVT OF MEXICO.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9392R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9392R-2017-02-13), registration cancelled 2017-02-13, S/N 500A-909-18, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMDR 500A
- Registry model: [Aero Commander 500-A](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-500-a) (registry code 0141104) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19751221039799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751221039799A), Dec 21, 1975: Rkwell 500A, Baja Ca Norte, Destroyed, 4 fatal. Invest under jurisdiction of govt of Mexico.

## Other investigations on N9392R (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 LAX74OL039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74OL039), Oct 27, 1973: Aero Comdr 500-A (N9392R), Las Cruces, Mexico, 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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