# NTSB NYC81FFA07: Aero Comdr 500-A, N20MA, Glens Falls, NY, November 18, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 18, 1980
- Place: Glens Falls, NY · GLENS FALLS, NY
- Location: 43.3112° N, 73.6453° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Glens Falls, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3112&lon=-73.6453&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 27, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128014
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC81FFA07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FFA07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3498  80/11/18   GLENS FALLS,NY      AERO COMDR 500-A    CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 37, 3941
        TIME - 1238                    N20MA               PX-  0  0  3  NS CTR PASSG              TOTAL HOURS, 313 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WARREN COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BENNINGTON,VT               PHILADELPHIA,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRFRAME ICE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA
           WEATHER - SNOW
           WEATHER - ICING CONDITIONS-INCLUDES SLEET,FREEZING RAIN,ETC.
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  700
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1/2 MILE OR LESS                                         SNOW
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          BLOWING SNOW                                              30
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
           10                                                       12
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      IFR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N20MA](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20MA-1994-09-23), registration cancelled 1994-09-23, S/N 500A115163 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMDR 500-A
- Registry model: [Aero Commander 500-A](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-500-a) (registry code 0141104) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Warren County

## 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 19801118074939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801118074939A), Nov 18, 1980: Rkwell 500A, Glens Falls, NY, Substantial damage. Loaded with ice, pilot failed to have runway or go around. Landed in snow parallel to runway.

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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