# NTSB MIA71AM065: Aero Comdr 520, N4190B, Columbia, SC, February 3, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: February 3, 1971
- Place: Columbia, SC · COLUMBIA, SC
- Location: 34.0007° N, 81.0348° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Columbia, SC, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0007&lon=-81.0348&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 6 fatal
- Status: Completed, report October 26, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 159435
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA71AM065
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA71AM065

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0174   71/2/3    COLUMBIA,SC         AERO COMDR 520      CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 62, 3301
        TIME - 2138                    N4190B              PX-  5  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 271 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COLUMBIA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          RIDGELAND,SC                NEWBERRY,SC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G.
        REMARKS- OVERSHOT CTR LINE OF FINAL APCH IN SHARP DESCENDING R TURN.OVERWEIGHT APRXLY 200 LBS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4190B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4190B-1971-05-04), registration cancelled 1971-05-04, S/N 97, built 1953 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMDR 520
- Registry model: [Aero Commander 520](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-520) (registry code 0141202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Columbia

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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