# NTSB OAK66F0136: Aero Cmdr 500A, N9376R, Lanai, HI, September 27, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: September 27, 1965
- Place: Lanai, HI · LANAI, HI
- Location: 20.8680° N, 156.9002° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lānaʻi, HI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=20.8680&lon=-156.9002&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 4 minor
- Status: Completed, report December 27, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 175323
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK66F0136
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK66F0136

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3311  65/9/27    LANAI HAWAII        AERO CMDR 500A      CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1340                    N9376R              PX-  0  0  3  AIR TAXI-PASSG            AGE 27, 2159 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            35 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INATTENTIVE TO FUEL SUPPLY
        FACTOR(S)
           POWERPLANT - POWERPLANT-INSTRUMENTS: FUEL QUANTITY GAUGE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-2 ENGINES
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- INTENTIONAL WHEELS-UP LANDING ON BEACH. FUEL GAUGE INDICATING ABOUT 9 GALLONS HIGH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9376R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9376R-1970-06-26), registration cancelled 1970-06-26, S/N 500A-902-11 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO CMDR 500A
- 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

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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