# NTSB UNK64X1234: Aero Comm 500B, N6224X, Elizabeth City, NC, April 9, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 9, 1964
- Place: Elizabeth City, NC · ELIZABETH CITY, NC
- Location: 36.2942° N, 76.2381° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elizabeth City, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2942&lon=-76.2381&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 10, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 184668
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X1234
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1234

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0864   64/4/9    ELIZABETH CITY NC   AERO COMM 500B      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 8000
        TIME - 1600                    N6224X              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 1350 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: WHEELS,TIRES,AXLES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- LEFT TIRE FAILED. LANDED AT ABANDONED AIRPORT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6224X](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6224X), registered now, S/N 500B-1126-72, built 1961 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMM 500B
- Registry model: [Aero Commander 500-B](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-500-b) (registry code 0141106) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

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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