# NTSB LAX74OL039: Aero Comdr 500-A, N9392R, Las Cruces, Mexico, October 27, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 27, 1973
- Place: Las Cruces, Mexico · LAS CRUCES, Mexico
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 3, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187675
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX74OL039
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74OL039

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0045  73/10/27   LAS CRUCES,MEX      AERO COMDR 500-A    CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 2031
        TIME - 1130                    N9392R              PX-  0  0  4  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 775 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAS CRUCES
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LA PAZ,MEX                  LAS CRUCES,MEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        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 500-A
- 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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Las Cruces

## 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 19731027034829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731027034829A), Oct 27, 1973: Rkwell 500A, Las Cruces, Substantial damage. 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 LAX26O0011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX26O0011), Dec 21, 1975: Aero Comdr 500A (N9392R), Baja Ca Norte, Mexico, destroyed, 5 fatal

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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