Aero Comdr 500 N8494C
30 October 1972 · West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 30 October 1972 at about 08:30 local time, a Aero Comdr 500 registered N8494C was involved in an accident during the taxi phase of flight near West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, United States. 4 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 08:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, United States
- Nearest airport
- Allegheny County
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Aero Comdr 500
- Registration
- N8494C
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Route
- S → Wheeling, Ill
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0790
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
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
PLT OCCUPIED WITHIN COCKPIT ALLOWED ACFT TO VEERR AND DOWN STEEP EMBANKMENT.
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 | - |
| 3 Mar 1972 | Aero Comdr 500-B | Rochester, New York, United States | Coombs Airway* | Fatal | 1 |
| 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 |
| 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 | - |