# NTSB LAX88LA157: Aero Commander 560, N2705B, Bullhead City, AZ, April 11, 1988

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: April 11, 1988, 14:30 local (21:30 UTC)
- Place: Bullhead City, AZ
- Location: 35.1478° N, 114.5683° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bullhead City, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1478&lon=-114.5683&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report July 3, 1989
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 25984
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX88LA157
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/25984/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA157

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Airframe/component/system failure/malfunction, takeoff - initial climb
  - hydraulic system - failure,total (cause)
  - flt control syst,wing flap control - inoperative
  - landing gear,normal retraction/extension assembly - inoperative
  - landing gear,steering system - inoperative
- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll
  - directional control - not possible
- On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll
  - object - aircraft parked/standing (contributing factor)
  - object - building(nonresidential) (contributing factor)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2705B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2705B-2019-03-04), registration cancelled 2019-03-04, S/N 205, built 1955 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMMANDER 560
- Registry model: [Aero Commander 560](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-560) (registry code 0141402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming GO-480 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-go-480-series) (registry code 41527, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 205
- Engines: LYCOMING GO-480-B 270 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Business, Part 91
- Operator: Samuel & Julia Kite
- Registered owner: Samuel & Julia Kite
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Departed: BLD, BOULDER CITY, NV
- Destination: P06
- Airport: P06, Bullhead Laughlin, runway 35, 4,648 × 60 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 52; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; medical: class 3, expired; seat: left; flight hours: 640 total

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Visibility: 70 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 84 °F

## 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 19880411013909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880411013909A), Apr 11, 1988: Gulstm 560, Bullhead City, AZ, Substantial damage. No hydraulics on climb. No brakes on landing. Hit hangar and aircraft. Loose actuator had cut hydraulic line.

## Other investigations on N2705B (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 ERA18LA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18LA201), Jul 26, 2018: Aero Commander 560 (N2705B), Crestview, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A collapse of the right main landing gear for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.

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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