# NTSB NYC75DHA08: Aero Comdr 500, N999B, Berwick, PA, August 18, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 18, 1974
- Place: Berwick, PA · BERWICK, PA
- Location: 41.0550° N, 76.2510° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Berwick, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0550&lon=-76.2510&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 10, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136872
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC75DHA08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75DHA08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2692  74/8/18    BERWICK,PA          AERO COMDR 500      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 3500
        TIME - 1630                    N999B               PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 400 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BERWICK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HAZELTON,PA                 BERWICK,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           SYSTEMS - HYDRAULIC SYSTEM: RESERVOIR,LINES,FITTINGS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LEAK/LEAKAGE
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- FLEX HYD LINE,P/N 6790031-1315,RUPTURED.BRAKES INOP.OVERRAN RWY.HIT 8IN HIGH MOUND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N999B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N999B-2014-12-01), registration cancelled 2014-12-01, S/N 754, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMDR 500
- Registry model: [Aero Commander 500](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-500) (registry code 0141102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Berwick

## 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 19740818026489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740818026489A), Aug 18, 1974: Rkwell 500RKWELL, Berwick, PA, Substantial damage. Flex hyd line,p/n 6790031-1315,ruptured. Brakes inop. Overran rwy. Hit 8IN high mound.

## Other investigations on N999B (1)

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 ATL86LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86LA033), Dec 1, 1985: Aero Commander 500 (N999B), Albany, GA, 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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