# NTSB MIA74DKT22: Aero Comdr 500S, N69NP, Andros Isl, Burkina Faso, September 26, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 26, 1973
- Place: Andros Isl, Burkina Faso · ANDROS ISL, Bahamas
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 13, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187690
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA74DKT22
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74DKT22

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0073  73/9/26  NR.ANDROS ISL,BAHAMA  AERO COMDR 500S     CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 23, 2040
        TIME - 0755                    N69NP               PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      TOTAL HOURS, 80 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NASSAU,BAHAMAS              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: OTHER
           DITCHING                                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO USE OR INCORRECTLY USED MISC.EQUIPMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ENGINE LOADED UP
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FAILURE OF TWO OR MORE ENGINES
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-2 ENGINES
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER
        REMARKS- SIMULATED BOTH ENG OUT,FUEL BOOST ON.SVRL MAN DSCNDD FM 5000FT TO 2500FT ENG DIDNT RESPOND,DITCHED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N69NP](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N69NP-1973-12-18), registration cancelled 1973-12-18, S/N 3100 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMDR 500S
- Registry model: [Aero Commander 500 S](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-500-s) (registry code 0141107) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19730926035499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730926035499A), Sep 26, 1973: Rkwell 500B, Andros Isl, Destroyed. Simulated both eng out,fuel boost on. Svrl man dscndd fm 5000FT to 2500FT eng didnt respond,ditched

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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