# NTSB MIA73AM082: Aero Comdr 500B, N6166X, Alcoa, TN, February 8, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: February 8, 1973
- Place: Alcoa, TN · ALCOA, TN
- Location: 35.8159° N, 83.9676° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Alcoa, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8159&lon=-83.9676&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report April 5, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 170102
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA73AM082
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73AM082

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0133   73/2/8    ALCOA,TENN          AERO COMDR 500B     CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 56, 2871
        TIME - 1255                    N6166X              PX-  1  0  0  OTHER                     TOTAL HOURS, 82 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT -  MCGEE TYSON MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KNOXVILLE,TENN             UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - ICING CONDITIONS-INCLUDES SLEET,FREEZING RAIN,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - STOLEN OR UNAUTH=
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST/LOWER SCATTERED                                  2200
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          3 MILES OR LESS                                           RAIN, SNOW
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       38
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- MISSED VISUAL APCH TO ARPT UNDER RAVEC.BLOOD ALCOHOL 252MG%.UNAUTH USE OF ACFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6166X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6166X-1973-04-06), registration cancelled 1973-04-06, S/N 500B-996-27 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMDR 500B
- Registry model: [Aero Commander 500-B](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-500-b) (registry code 0141106) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport:  Mcgee Tyson Muni

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730208002629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730208002629A), Feb 8, 1973: Rkwell 500B, Alcoa, TN, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Missed visual apch to arpt under ravec. Blood alcohol 252MG .unauth use of acft.

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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