# NTSB LAX77FUM14: Aero Comdr 560F, N301T, San Diego, CA, January 29, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 29, 1977
- Place: San Diego, CA · SAN DIEGO, CA
- Location: 32.7153° N, 117.1573° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Diego, CA, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7153&lon=-117.1573&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 2, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156903
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX77FUM14
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77FUM14

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0041  77/1/29    SAN DIEGO,CA        AERO COMDR 560F     CR-  0  0  2  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1150                    N301T               PX-  0  0  1  DEMONSTRATION             AGE 40, 1594 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            350 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MONTGOMERY FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SAN DIEGO,CA                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: ON GROUND                             STATIC: STARTING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN ENGINE
        REMARKS- RT ENG CAUGHT FIRE ON START.RT ENG FUEL LINE DISCONNECTED.ACFT NOT RELEASED FROM MAINT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N301T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N301T-2012-09-05), registration cancelled 2012-09-05, S/N 1306-59, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMDR 560F
- Registry model: [Aero Commander 560-F](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-560-f) (registry code 0141408) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming IGO-540-B1A](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-igo-540-b1a) (registry code 41538, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Montgomery Field

## 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 19770129001419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770129001419A), Jan 29, 1977: Rkwell 560F, San Diego, CA, Substantial damage. Rt eng caught fire on start. Rt eng fuel line disconnected. Acft not released from maint.

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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