# NTSB NYC74FHM18: Aero Comdr 500S, N9098N, Teterboro, NJ, March 7, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 7, 1974
- Place: Teterboro, NJ · TETERBORO, NJ
- Location: 40.8546° N, 74.0596° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Teterboro, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8546&lon=-74.0596&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 19, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186622
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC74FHM18
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74FHM18

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0437   74/3/7    TETERBORO,NJ        AERO COMDR 500S     CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 5000
        TIME - 0640                    N9098N              PX-  0  0  0  CORP/EXEC                 TOTAL HOURS, 1000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TETERBORO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TETERBORO,NJ                WHITE PLAINS,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR ACCIDENT TO PERSON                       STATIC: IDLING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER
        REMARKS- PAX WALKED PAST CABIN DOOR,STRUCK BY LEFT PROP.PILOT NOT AWARE OF PAX PRESENCE UNTIL MISHAP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9098N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9098N-2013-03-18), registration cancelled 2013-03-18, S/N 3077, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMDR 500S
- Registry model: [Aero Commander 500 S](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-500-s) (registry code 0141107) (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: No damage
- Airport: Teterboro

## 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 19740307005479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740307005479A), Mar 7, 1974: Rkwell 500S, Teterboro, NJ. Pax walked past cabin door,struck by left prop. Pilot not aware of pax presence until mishap.

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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