# NTSB OAK73AP046: Aero Comdr 560-A, N2794B, Orovada, NV, June 26, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 26, 1973
- Place: Orovada, NV · OROVADA, NV
- Location: 41.5492° N, 117.8236° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Orovada, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5492&lon=-117.8236&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 27, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190088
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK73AP046
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK73AP046

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1889  73/6/26    OROVADA,NEV         AERO COMDR 560-A    CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1130                    N2794B              PX-  0  0  3  AIR TAXI-PASSG            27, 3608 TOTAL HOURS, 72
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RIO KING RANCH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OROVADA,NEV                 RENO,NEV
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - AIRPORT SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: OTHER
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     LEFT CROSS WIND 248-292 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           82                                                      180
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           5                                                       VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- 1ST HALF OF RWY HEAVY GRAVEL,2ND HALF ROUGH HARD PAN STREWN WITH WEEDS & HAY.AIM STATED HARD SURFC
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2794B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2794B-1988-10-06), registration cancelled 1988-10-06, S/N 294 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMDR 560-A
- Registry model: [Aero Commander 560-A](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-560-a) (registry code 0141404) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Rio King Ranch

## 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 19730626021559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730626021559A), Jun 26, 1973: Rkwell 560A, Orovada, NV, Substantial damage. 1St half of rwy heavy gravel,2nd half rough hard pan strewn with weeds & hay. Aim stated hard surfc

## Other investigations on N2794B (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 SEA87FA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87FA149), Jul 22, 1987: Aero Commander 560-A (N2794B), Ashland, OR, destroyed, 4 fatal

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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