MIA76AM007

NTSB accident investigation · Aero Comdr 500B · Red Hill, GA · July 22, 1975

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
July 22, 1975
Place
Red Hill, GA · RED HILL, GA
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N181ZAero Comdr 500B
Status
Completed · report September 29, 1975
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19750722032059A
Case key
201290

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2635  75/7/22    RED HILL,GA         AERO COMDR 500B     CR-  2  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1018                    N181Z               PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 49, 9535 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            1446 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ATLANTA,GA                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LOOSE,PART/FITTING
           DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
           DUAL STUDENT - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        REMARKS- ACFT OBSVD TO PITCH UP AND SPIN.ROUGH OR SURGING ENGINE HEARD.NOT EQPD WITH FLT CTL BOB-WT SYSTEM.

Aircraft

Registration
N181Z
Reported as
Aero Comdr 500B
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.