# NTSB NYC66F0544: Aero Comdr 500-B, N9388R, Hagerstown, MD, February 24, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: February 24, 1966
- Place: Hagerstown, MD · HAGERSTOWN, MD
- Location: 39.6380° N, 77.7233° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hagerstown, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6380&lon=-77.7233&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 22, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 172701
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC66F0544
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66F0544

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1037  66/2/24    HAGERSTOWN MD       AERO COMDR 500-B    CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 5600
        TIME - 1800                    N9388R              PX-  0  0  3  CORP/EXEC                 TOTAL HOURS, 3800 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HAGERSTOWN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRFRAME ICE
        REMARKS- WET SNOW ON RIGHT WING NOT REMOVED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9388R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9388R-2017-02-13), registration cancelled 2017-02-13, S/N 500A-907-16, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMDR 500-B
- Registry model: [Aero Commander 500-A](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-500-a) (registry code 0141104) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hagerstown

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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