# NTSB SEA76FYA17: Aero Comdr 560E, N560E, Hailey, ID, January 29, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 29, 1976
- Place: Hailey, ID · HAILEY, ID
- Location: 43.5127° N, 114.2995° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hailey, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5127&lon=-114.2995&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 6 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 10, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 152315
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA76FYA17
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76FYA17

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0175  76/1/29    HAILEY,ID           AERO COMDR 560E     CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 0130                    N560E               PX-  0  0  5  CORP/EXEC                 32, 2145 TOTAL HOURS, 13
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FRIEDMAN MEMORIAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HAILEY,ID                   BOISE,ID
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT FACILITIES: TAXIWAY LIGHTING AND MARKING
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RAMP/TAXIWAY
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS
        REMARKS- INADEQUATE TAXI/RWY MARKING.NO LIGHTS.PLT MISTOOK TAXIWAY FOR RWY.RAN OFF END.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N560E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N560E-2013-03-19), registration cancelled 2013-03-19, S/N 839, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMDR 560E
- Registry model: [Aero Commander 560-E](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-560-e) (registry code 0141406) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming GO-480 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-go-480-series) (registry code 41527, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Friedman Memorial

## 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 19760129002059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760129002059A), Jan 29, 1976: Rkwell 560E, Hailey, ID, Substantial damage. Inadequate taxi/rwy marking. No lights. Plt mistook taxiway for rwy. Ran off end.

## Other investigations on N560E (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 DEN80FA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FA022), Jan 30, 1980: Aero Comdr 560 (N560E), Magdalena, NM, destroyed, 1 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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