# NTSB Accident NYC92FA055
> **AERO COMMANDER 500S** · 1992-02-07 · RICHMOND HTS., OH, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC92FA055
- **Event ID:** 20001211X14164
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1992-02-07
- **Location:** RICHMOND HTS., OH, USA
- **Coordinates:** 41.54924, -81.479476
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** AERO COMMANDER
- **Model:** 500S
- **Registration:** N725AC
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

THE PILOT'S IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES AND FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE, WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT SPIN AT TOO LOW AN ALTITUDE TO ALLOW RECOVERY. FACTORS IN THIS ACCIDENT WERE; A POWER LOSS IN THE LEFT ENGINE AS RESULT OF THE EXHAUST VALVE FAILURES IN CYLINDERS #3 AND #5.

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