- Date
- February 20, 1966
- Place
- Palm Sprngs, CA · PALM SPRNGS, CA
- Injuries
- 6 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8459CAero Comdr 500
- Status
- Completed · report July 6, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 172737
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1189 66/2/20 PALM SPRNGS CALIF AERO COMDR 500 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 1861 TIME - 1855 N8459C PX- 0 0 5 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 221 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PALM SPRINGS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- NIGHT OPERATION-LIGHTED RUNWAY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8459C
- Reported as
- Aero Comdr 500
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Palm Springs
N8459CRegistration cancelled Jul 31, 2021 · Aero Commander 500Airframe modelAero Commander 500Engine modelLycoming 0-540 series
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