MIA67A0113

NTSB accident investigation · Aero Comdr 500 · Hazlehurst, MS · April 27, 1967

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
April 27, 1967
Place
Hazlehurst, MS · HAZLEHURST, MS
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N6231BAero Comdr 500
Status
Completed · report June 21, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
117898

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-1139  67/4/27    HAZLEHURST,MISS     AERO COMDR 500      CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 38, 783
        TIME - 1150                    N6231B              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 281 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - WINGS: OTHER
           AIRFRAME - FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES: OTHER
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXCEEDED DESIGNED STRESS LIMITS OF AIRCRAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
        REMARKS- IN FLT FAILURE OF LEFT WING OUTER PANEL,BOTH ENGS AND EMPENNAGE.TOXICOLOGY STUDY NOT COMPLETED.

Aircraft

Registration
N6231B
Reported as
Aero Comdr 500
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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