# NTSB MIA67F0100: Aero Comdr 520, N500U, Linden, TN, July 10, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: July 10, 1966
- Place: Linden, TN · LINDEN, TN
- Location: 35.6123° N, 87.8430° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Linden, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6123&lon=-87.8430&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor, 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 19, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 170990
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA67F0100
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA67F0100

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1955  66/7/10    LINDEN TENN         AERO COMDR 520      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 52, 2500
        TIME - 1305                    N500U               PX-  0  0  4  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 11 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO USE OR INCORRECTLY USED MISC.EQUIPMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FAILURE OF TWO OR MORE ENGINES
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-2 ENGINES
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- HYDRAULIC BYPASS VALVE NOT POSITIONED,NO BRAKES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N500U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N500U-2012-12-10), registration cancelled 2012-12-10, S/N 520-149, built 1954 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMDR 520
- Registry model: [Aero Commander 520](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-520) (registry code 0141202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming GO-435C&D series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-go-435c-d-series) (registry code 41521, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

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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