# NTSB MKC78FA025: Aero Comdr 500B, N888CA, Hutchinson, KS, March 7, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 7, 1978
- Place: Hutchinson, KS · HUTCHINSON, KS
- Location: 38.0642° N, 97.9086° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hutchinson, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0642&lon=-97.9086&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 7, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 158607
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC78FA025
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FA025

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0286   78/3/7    HUTCHINSON,KS       AERO COMDR 500B     CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0325                    N888CA              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO            AGE 24, 3625 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            56 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HUTCHINSON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WICHITA,KS                  HUTCHINSON,KS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           PERSONNEL - AIRPORT SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: IMPROPER/INADEQUATE SNOW REMOVAL
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ICE/SLUSH ON RUNWAY
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ICE-WINDSHIELD
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
        REMARKS- WIND GUSTING TO 15KTS.FOOT HIGH PILES OF SNOW REMOVED FROM RWY AFT ACCIDENT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N888CA](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N888CA-2015-05-21), registration cancelled 2015-05-21, S/N 1318-127, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMDR 500B
- Registry model: [Aero Commander 500-B](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-500-b) (registry code 0141106) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hutchinson

## 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 19780307004969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780307004969A), Mar 7, 1978: Rkwell 500B, Hutchinson, KS, Substantial damage. Wind gusting to 15KTS.foot high piles of snow removed from rwy afcident.

## Other investigations on N888CA (2)

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 CEN11CA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA136), Dec 28, 2010: Aero Commander 500-B (N888CA), Columbus, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper fuel management which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
- [NTSB MKC80FCJ16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80FCJ16), Jun 22, 1980: Aero Comndr 500B (N888CA), Omaha, NE, substantial 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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