# NTSB MIA73FKJ50: Aero Comdr 560A, N2668B, Midway, AL, April 4, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: April 4, 1973
- Place: Midway, AL · MIDWAY, AL
- Location: 32.0764° N, 85.5244° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Midway, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.0764&lon=-85.5244&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report June 13, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 170552
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA73FKJ50
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73FKJ50

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1065   73/4/4    MIDWAY,ALA          AERO COMDR 560A     CR-  0  1  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 4740
        TIME - 1600                    N2668B              PX-  0  1  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 85 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MIDWAY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TULSA,OKLA                  JACKSONVILLE,FLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FAILURE OF TWO OR MORE ENGINES
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-2 ENGINES
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- FUEL ON BOARD 156GAL INFLT 3HR 30MIN FUEL EX.CAUSE OF FUEL EX WAS NOT DTMND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2668B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2668B-1973-06-25), registration cancelled 1973-06-25, S/N 382 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMDR 560A
- Registry model: [Aero Commander 560-A](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-560-a) (registry code 0141404) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Midway

## 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 19730404009619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730404009619A), Apr 4, 1973: Rkwell 56*, Midway, AL, Destroyed. Fuel on board 156GAL inflt 3HR 30MIN fuel ex. Cause of fuel ex was not dtmnd.

## Other investigations on N2668B (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 DEN69D0091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN69D0091), Sep 15, 1968: Aero Comdr 560-A (N2668B), Albuquerque, NM, no 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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