- Date
- July 19, 1976
- Place
- Topeka, KS · TOPEKA, KS
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Uncontrolled descent
- Aircraft
- N299PEAero Comdr 500B
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760719021449A
- Case key
- 155130
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3165 76/7/19 NR.TOPEKA,KS AERO COMDR 500B CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1200 N299PE PX- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG AGE 25, 3361 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 201 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP KANSAS CITY,KS RETURN SALINA,KS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED FACTOR(S) AIRFRAME - WINGS: SKIN AND ATTACHMENTS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - BUCKLED REMARKS- OVERSTRESS DMG,TOP LEADING EDG OF BOTH WING PANELS WRINKLED.AUTO PILOT ON ALT HOLD-CKD OK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N299PE
- Reported as
- Aero Comdr 500B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.