# NTSB SEA70D0144: Aero Comdr 520, N2622B, Salem, OR, December 13, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 13, 1969
- Place: Salem, OR · SALEM, OR
- Location: 44.9429° N, 123.0351° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Salem, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9429&lon=-123.0351&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 1, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 146535
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA70D0144
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA70D0144

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4653  69/12/13   SALEM,OREG          AERO COMDR 520      CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0930                    N2622B              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 31, 580 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            19 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MCNARY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ALBANY,OREG                 SALEM,OREG
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           WHEELS-UP                                                TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - MISUNDERSTANDING OF ORDERS OR INSTRUCTIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- AFT 1 ENG LDG IP TOLD STDNT TO GO ARND.STDNT ATMTD 1 ENG GO-ARND,LOST CTL.IP UN GET PWR ON OTR ENG
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2622B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2622B-2013-04-09), registration cancelled 2013-04-09, S/N 520-134, built 1954 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMDR 520
- Registry model: [Aero Commander 520](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-520) (registry code 0141202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming GO-435C&D series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-go-435c-d-series) (registry code 41521, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Mcnary

## Other investigations on N2622B (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 LAX82FA357](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FA357), Sep 26, 1982: Aero Commander 520 (N2622B), Agoura, CA, destroyed, 3 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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