# NTSB SEA77DYA16: Aero Comdr 500B, N223LH, Twin Falls, ID, April 2, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: April 2, 1977
- Place: Twin Falls, ID · TWIN FALLS, ID
- Location: 42.5641° N, 114.4609° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Twin Falls, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5641&lon=-114.4609&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report May 10, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 158047
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA77DYA16
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77DYA16

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0948   77/4/2  NR.TWIN FALLS,ID      AERO COMDR 500B     CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0355                    N223LH              PX-  0  0  0  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      AGE 33, 4963 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO S-D        63 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
         TWIN FALLS,ID                RETURN                       BOISE,ID
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISCALCULATED FUEL CONSUMPTION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-2 ENGINES
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- ITINERARY-TWIN FALLS,BOISE,TWIN FALLS,POCATELLO,BOISE,TWIN FALLS.DARK NIGHT.SNOW ON GND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N223LH](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N223LH-1977-06-01), registration cancelled 1977-06-01, S/N 1528188, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMDR 500B
- Registry model: [Aero Commander 500-B](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-500-b) (registry code 0141106) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19770402007009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770402007009A), Apr 2, 1977: Gulstm 500B, Twin Falls, ID, Destroyed. Itinerary-Twin Falls,boise,Twin Falls,pocatello,boise,Twin Falls. Dark night. Snow on gnd.

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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