# NTSB MKC69I0060: Aero Comdr 500-B, N6308U, Iowa City, IA, May 22, 1969

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 22, 1969
- Place: Iowa City, IA · IOWA CITY, IA
- Location: 41.6557° N, 91.5309° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Iowa City, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6557&lon=-91.5309&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 7 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 9, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 173076
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC69I0060
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC69I0060

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5-0015  69/5/22    IOWA CITY,IOWA      AERO COMDR 500-B    CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1545                    N6308U              PX-  0  0  6  AIR TAXI-PASSG            AGE 28, 3185 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            209 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - IOWA CITY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-2 ENGINES
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- UNDETECTED AIR FILTER ICING,PREMATURE SHUT-DOWN R ENG.L ENG CRANKSHAFT FAILED,UN RESTART R ENG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6308U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6308U-1981-05-07), registration cancelled 1981-05-07, S/N 1309-121 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMDR 500-B
- Registry model: [Aero Commander 500-B](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-500-b) (registry code 0141106) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: No damage
- Airport: Iowa City

## Other investigations on N6308U (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 SEA78FA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78FA017), Jan 5, 1978: Aero Comdr 500B (N6308U), Miles City, MT, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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