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N313UT
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Aero Commander 500-B C/N 118393Discuss this aircraft in forum |
| Manufacturer: | Aero Commander |
| Model: | 500-B Search all Aero Commander 500-B |
| Year built: | 0000 |
| Construction Number (C/N): | 118393 |
| Number of Seats: | 7 |
| Number of Engines: | 2 |
| Registration Number: | N313UT |
| Mode S (ICAO24) Code: | A353CA |
| Certification Issued: | 1965-12-10 |
| Current Status: | Deregistered |
| Registration Cancel Date: | 1978-08-11 |
| Registration Type: | Corporation |
| Owner: | UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE |
| Address: | Knoxville, TN 37916 |
| Region: | Central |
| Kent Johnson, 2010-01-31 00:00:00 | |
| N313UT, an Aero Commander 500 B owned and operated by the University of Tennessee crashed while attempting an emergency landing shortly after takeoff from Salisbury Wicomico airport , Maryland at 11:16 AM on March 31, 1978. Principal cause of the accident was introduction of jet fuel into the plane's gasoline tank. Equipment was completely destroyed. The pilot and four passengers, all employees of the University of Tennessee were killed. NTSB Crash Summary: http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=41897&key=0 The incident was cited in a 1987 NTSB safety recommendation memo concerning crashes caused by contaminated fuel. http://www.ntsb.gov/Recs/letters/1986/A86_135.pdf | |