Aero Commander 500-B N9391R
14 July 1987 · Mason City, Iowa, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 14 July 1987 at about 01:17 local time, a Aero Commander 500-B registered N9391R, operated by Miller Flying Servic, Inc., was involved in an accident near Mason City, Iowa, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 01:17
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Mason City, Iowa, United States
- Nearest airport
- Mason City Municipal (MCW)
- Coordinates
- 43.1500, -93.1901
- Aircraft
- Aero Commander 500-B
- Registration
- N9391R
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Miller Flying Servic, Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Unknown → Des Moines
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Dusk
- NTSB number
- MKC87FA138
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 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
THE AIRPLANE WAS IN A NORMAL APPEARING CLIMB AFTER TAKEOFF WHEN IT PITCHED UP TO A 70 TO 80 DEGREE ATTITUDE, STALLED, DROPPED THE RIGHT WING, THEN LEVELED THE WINGS AND HIT THE GROUND IN A NEAR-FLAT ATTITUDE. THE WEIGHT AND CG WERE WITHIN LIMITS. NO PREIMPACT PROBLEMS WERE FOUND THAT COULD CAUSE AN INADVERTENT PITCHUP. PILOT'S ONLY MEMORY IS THAT HE COULDN'T GET THE CONTROL COLUMN FAR ENOUGH FORWARD TO STOP THE PITCHUP. THE PILOT'S SEAT WAS FOUND IN THE FULL FORWARD POSITION WITH THE RIGHT LOCKING PIN IN THE LOCKING HOLE AND THE LEFT PIN 1/4TH OF AN INCH FORWARD OF THE FRONT LOCKING HOLE. THERE WERE NO VISIBLE MARKS ON EITHER OF THE LOCKING PINS. DEEP SCRATCHES WERE FOUND ON THE SIDES OF THE RAIL WHERE THE SEAT ATTACHMENTS NORMALLY SLIDE BACK AND FORTH WHEN THE SEAT IS ADJUSTED. EXAM OF THE OUTBOARD SIDE RECESSED SURFACE NEAR THE AFT END DISCLOSED WHAT APPEARED TO BE A FRESH SCRATCH.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Aero Commander 500 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Sep 1987 | Aero Commander 500B | Kansas City, Missouri, United States | Central Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 1986 | Aero Commander 500B | Hagerstown, Indiana, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 7 Aug 1986 | Aero Commander 500-B | Emporia, Kansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Jun 1986 | Aero Commander 500-B | Guntersville, Alabama, United States | Gary V. Robbins | No injuries | - |
| 16 Sep 1988 | Aero Commander 500B | Hays, Kansas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 1 Dec 1985 | Aero Commander 500 | Albany, Georgia, United States | Palm Beach Aviation | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Mar 1987 | Piper PA-32-300 | Mason City, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Apr 1987 | Cessna 172 | Muscatine, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1987 | Cessna 172E | Moorhead, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 May 1987 | Cessna 150G | Forest City, Iowa, United States | William R.yocom | No injuries | - |
| 3 Jun 1987 | Cessna 188-B | Sigourney, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jun 1987 | Beechcraft B35 | Keokuk, Iowa, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |