# NTSB MIA71AM053: Aero Comdr 500-A, N6170X, Mcalpin, FL, December 16, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: December 16, 1970
- Place: Mcalpin, FL · MCALPIN, FL
- Location: 30.1391° N, 82.9518° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of McAlpin, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.1391&lon=-82.9518&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report April 1, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 159311
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA71AM053
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA71AM053

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2579  70/12/16   MCALPIN,FLA         AERO COMDR 500-A    CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 51, 1235
        TIME - 1500                    N6170X              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 1023 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GAINESVILLE,FLA             TALLAHASSEE,FLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           TURBULENCE                                               IN FLIGHT: OTHER
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           WEATHER - TURBULENCE, ASSOCIATED W/CLOUDS AND/OR THUNDERSTORMS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  2500
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1/2 MILE OR LESS                                          RAIN SHOWERS, THUNDERSTORM
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          NONE                                                     VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- FLEW INTO AREA OF KNOWN TSTMS,SEVERE WEA. BOTH WGS AND TAIL SEPARATED.
```

## 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: Destroyed

## 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 MIA70F0269](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA70F0269), Nov 1, 1969: Aero Comdr 500-A (N6170X), Tallahassee, FL, 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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