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Aero Commander 500U N1010U

16 February 1989 · Daytona Beach, Florida, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 16 February 1989 at about 21:44 local time, a Aero Commander 500U registered N1010U was involved in an accident near Daytona Beach, Florida, United States. 4 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 21:44
Classification
Accident
Location
Daytona Beach, Florida, United States
Nearest airport
Daytona Beach (DAB)
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Aero Commander 500U
Registration
N1010U
Category
Airplane
Engines
2
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Daytona Beach → Orlando
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
MIA89LA086

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
4 0 0 0 4

Probable cause

CONTROL MALFUNCTION OF UNDETERMINED CAUSE THAT MADE FURTHER FLIGHT INADVISABLE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PILOT STATED THAT SHORTLY AFTER ROTATION AFTER HE HAD RETRACTED THE LANDING GEAR, HE NOTED THAT THE ELEVATOR UP CONTROL WAS RESTRICTED. HE THEN REDUCED POWER ON BOTH ENGINES AND EXECUTED AN INTENTIONAL GEAR UP LANDING ON THE RUNWAY. POST ACCIDENT EXAMINATION REVEALED NO MALFUNCTION OR FAILURES THAT WOULD CAUSE THE ELEVATOR TO BE JAMMED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

Other Aero Commander 500 accidents

Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
16 Sep 1988 Aero Commander 500B
N1189Z
Hays, Kansas, United States - Minor injuries -
29 Jul 1991 Aero Commander 500B
N120EL
Hutchinson, Kansas, United States Central Air-Southwest No injuries -
26 Sep 1987 Aero Commander 500B
N192CA
Kansas City, Missouri, United States
no coordinates
Central Airlines, Inc. No injuries -
4 Aug 1991 Aero Commander 500-698
N3840C
Atlantic Ocean
no coordinates
Palm Beach Aviation Serious injuries -
31 Jul 1991 Aero Commander 500B
N904DF
Silica, Kansas, United States
no coordinates
Dewey E. Tower Fatal 2
14 Jul 1987 Aero Commander 500-B
N9391R
Mason City, Iowa, United States Miller Flying Servic, Inc. Serious injuries -

All 82 records for this type

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