# NTSB NYC65F0050: Aero Cmdr 560, N371, Jamaica, NY, February 5, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 5, 1965
- Place: Jamaica, NY · JAMAICA, NY
- Location: 40.6915° N, 73.8057° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jamaica, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6915&lon=-73.8057&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 13, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 179576
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC65F0050
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC65F0050

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0363   65/2/5    JAMAICA NY          AERO CMDR 560       CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1810                    N371                PX-  0  0  1  AIR TAXI-PASSG            AGE 25, 2000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            306 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KENNEDY INT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: AIRPORT HAZARD                            TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: UNMARKED OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- TAXIWAY BARRIER INADEQUATELY MARKED.            PILOT- FAILED TO USE AIRCRAFT TAXING LIGHT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N371](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N371-1970-09-15), registration cancelled 1970-09-15, S/N 217 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO CMDR 560
- Registry model: [Aero Commander 560](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-560) (registry code 0141402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Kennedy Int

## Other investigations on N371 (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 NYC69F0452](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC69F0452), May 6, 1969: Aero Comdr 560 (N371), Flushing, NY, substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC68A0012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC68A0012), Jul 20, 1967: Aero-Comdr 680 (N371), Flushing, NY, 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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