N999B (Aero Commander 500) — routes, history & safety record

Registrations are reused: the FAA register shows one earlier aircraft with this mark, the last registration cancelled on October 3, 1955.

FlightFinder has no observed route profile for this registration. The documented safety events below are available independently of live flight tracking.

Safety history

December 1, 1985Accident
THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON THE WET SOD RUNWAY WITH A 30 TO 35 KNOT TAILWIND AND RAN OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND INTO THE TREES. THE PILOT RELATED THAT THE WIND SHIFTED 180 DEGREES UPON TOUCHDOWN. THE PILOT ALSO STATED THAT HE TOUCHED DOWN APPROXIMATELY 1000 FT FROM THE APPROACH END OF THE 4200 FT RUNWAY.
Aero Commander 500
August 18, 1974Accident
Reservoir,Lines,Fittings; Material Failure; Leak/Leakage
Aero Comdr 500

Earlier aircraft with this registration

Registrations are reused. These records predate the airframe built in 1959 and belong to earlier aircraft that carried N999B.

January 12, 1955AccidentHull loss
The crew departed Battle Creek Airport at 0733LT bound for Miami with an intermediate stop at Lexington, Kentucky. While cruising at an altitude between 700 and 900 feet, the left wing of the aircraft collided with the right engine of a Trans World Airlines (TWA) Martin 202 registered N93211 that just took off from Cincinnati-Greater Cincinnati Airport.
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) · 2 fatalities
The probable cause of this accident was operation of the DC-3 in the control zone as unknown traffic, without clearance, very close to the base of, or in, the overcast. Full accident record