# NTSB OAK79DVD16: Aero Comdr 500B, N6156X, Annapolis, CA, February 27, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 27, 1979
- Place: Annapolis, CA · ANNAPOLIS, CA
- Location: 38.7219° N, 123.3697° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Annapolis, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7219&lon=-123.3697&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 27, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137752
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK79DVD16
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79DVD16

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0175  79/2/27    ANNAPOLIS,CA        AERO COMDR 500B     CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1320                    N6156X              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  58, 15000 TOTAL HOURS, 30
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PROBERT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ANNAPOLIS,CA                SANTA ROSA,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY
        REMARKS- GEAR SANK IN MUD HOLE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N6156X (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMDR 500B
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Probert

## 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 19790227002049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790227002049A), Feb 27, 1979: Rkwell 500B, Annapolis, CA, Substantial damage. Aircraft hit a mud hole on takeoff roll, veered off runway into a fence.

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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