# NTSB MIA70F0269: Aero Comdr 500-A, N6170X, Tallahassee, FL, November 1, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 1, 1969
- Place: Tallahassee, FL · TALLAHASSEE, FL
- Location: 30.4383° N, 84.2807° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tallahassee, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4383&lon=-84.2807&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 6 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 28, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154042
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA70F0269
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA70F0269

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4582   69/11/1   TALLAHASSEE,FLA     AERO COMDR 500-A    CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 1023
        TIME - 1315                    N6170X              PX-  0  0  5  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 589 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TALLAHASSE COMML
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GAINESVILLE,FLA            UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: GEAR LOCKING MECHANISM
           SYSTEMS - HYDRAULIC SYSTEM: SEALS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LEAK/LEAKAGE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - HYDRAULIC FAILURE
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (EMERGENCY SYSTEM)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL STEERING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PRESSURE,NONE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
                                  FUMES IN CABIN
        REMARKS- UPLOCK CTL VALVE,PN 3790257,HAD FAULTY O RING. HYD FLUID LOST. NO BRAKES OR NOSEWHEEL STEERING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6170X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6170X-1971-03-03), registration cancelled 1971-03-03, S/N 500A-1032-42 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMDR 500-A
- Registry model: [Aero Commander 500-A](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-500-a) (registry code 0141104) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Tallahasse Comml

## Other investigations on N6170X (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 MIA71AM053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA71AM053), Dec 16, 1970: Aero Comdr 500-A (N6170X), Mcalpin, FL, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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