Aero Commander 500 B accident near Chicago, IL
On November 18, 2014, an Aero Commander 500 B (airplane) was involved in an accident near Chicago, IL. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- November 18, 2014
- Place
- Chicago, IL
- Aircraft
- Aero Commander 500 B · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 41.779°N, 87.709°W
- NTSB ID
- 20141118X44256
Official records · CEN15FA048
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- Transcript of Air Traffic Control Communications: Transcript (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn November 18, 2014, about 0245 central standard time, an Aero Commander 500B airplane, N30MB, impacted a residence while attempting to return for landing after takeoff from Chicago Midway Airport (MDW), Chicago, Illinois. The pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was substantially damaged. The airplane was registered to and operated by Central Airlines, Inc., dba Central Air Southwest as a 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 135 on-demand cargo charter flight. Night visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident at MDW, which was operated on an instrument flight rules flight plan. The flight originated from MDW about 0238 and was destined for the Ohio State University Airport (OSU), Columbus, Ohio. The MDW tower controller cleared the flight for takeoff from runway 31C at 0238:50 and instructed the pilot to make a right turn to a heading of 110°. At 0240:17, the pilot informed the controller that he wanted to "come back and land" because he was "having trouble with the left engine." The pilot elected to fly a left traffic pattern and return for a landing on runway 31C. At 0241:13, the controller cleared the pilot to land on runway 31C. The pilot acknowledged the clearance. No further transmissions were received from the pilot. GPS data extracted from a handheld unit recovered from the airplane was plotted. At 0238:21, the airplane was positioned near the arrival threshold of runway 31C. Based on the GPS altitude data parameter, the airplane became airborne about 0239:39 as it was about 1,900 ft from the runway arrival thres
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed while attempting to return to the airport after a reported engine problem, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall/spin.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
