# NTSB LAX71AL058: Aero Cmdr 560, N2727B, Helendale, CA, March 19, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 19, 1971
- Place: Helendale, CA · HELENDALE, CA
- Location: 34.7439° N, 117.3245° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Helendale, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7439&lon=-117.3245&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report November 11, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 160221
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX71AL058
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX71AL058

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0334  71/3/19    HELENDALE,CALIF     AERO CMDR 560       CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 400
        TIME - 1145                    N2727B              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 4 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HELENDALE AUX.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          VAN NUYS,CALIF              HELENDALE,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- ELECT CHUTE DEVICE DROP TEST.ACFT OBSVD LOW SPEED,BANK L,WING DROPPED ACFT DSCNDD ROTATING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2727B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2727B-1971-05-14), registration cancelled 1971-05-14, S/N 227 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO CMDR 560
- Registry model: [Aero Commander 560](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-560) (registry code 0141402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Helendale Aux.

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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