# NTSB MIA70F0097: Aero Comdr 500S, N4726E, Margate, FL, August 1, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: August 1, 1969
- Place: Margate, FL · MARGATE, FL
- Location: 26.2480° N, 80.2112° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Margate, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.2480&lon=-80.2112&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 3 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report December 10, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 164648
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA70F0097
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA70F0097

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2551   69/8/1    MARGATE,FLA         AERO COMDR 500S     CR-  0  1  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1600                    N4726E              PX-  0  2  1  DEMONSTRATION             AGE 30, 1721 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            303 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MARGATE,FLA                 MARGATE,FLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED
        REMARKS- SIM SE APCH 1800 SOD RWY.APRX 600FT RMN AFTER T/D.RWY SFCE COVERED WITH MOWED GRASS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4726E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4726E-1970-06-18), registration cancelled 1970-06-18, S/N 179914 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMDR 500S
- Registry model: [Aero Commander 500 S](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-500-s) (registry code 0141107) (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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