Aero Comdr 500-B N6298X
3 March 1972 · Rochester, New York, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 3 March 1972 at about 03:10 local time, a Aero Comdr 500-B registered N6298X, operated by Coombs Airway*, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Rochester, New York, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 03:10
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Rochester, New York, United States
- Nearest airport
- Rochester
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Aero Comdr 500-B
- Registration
- N6298X
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Coombs Airway*
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Cargo Operations
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Batavia, Ny
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-0121
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
OBS SAW PLT MAKE LOW LEVEL TURN IMMEDIATELY AFTER T/O. PLT HAD FLOWN 8 HRS IN LAST 24.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Aero Comdr 500 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Nov 1972 | Aero Comdr 500-B | Sonora, Texas, United States | S & W Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 22 Apr 1972 | Aero Comdr 500-B | College Park, Georgia, United States | J&H Supply Co. | Fatal | 5 |
| 23 Oct 1972 | Aero Comdr 500-A | Pekin, Illinois, United States | - | Fatal | 6 |
| 8 Apr 1972 | Aero Comdr 500 | Noxon, Montana, United States | Red Carpet Fly | Fatal | 2 |
| 30 Oct 1972 | Aero Comdr 500 | West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Nov 1972 | Aero Comdr 500 | Fredricksburg, Texas, United States | Great Western | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Feb 1972 | Piper PA-11 | Moberly, Missouri, United States | Tail Draggers | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Jan 1972 | Piper PA-28R | Paradise, Washington, United States | Sportsman Airp | Fatal | 3 |
| 10 May 1972 | Douglas DC-9 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1972 | Cessna 172K | Maysville, Kentucky, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 1972 | Piper PA-22 | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | Oxford Flying | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1972 | Amer Avco AA1A | Atco, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |