# NTSB Accident MKC88FA173
> **AERO COMMANDER 500B** · 1988-09-16 · HAYS, KS, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** MKC88FA173
- **Event ID:** 20001213X26886
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1988-09-16
- **Location:** HAYS, KS, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.869132, -99.310997
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** AERO COMMANDER
- **Model:** 500B
- **Registration:** N1189Z
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAWN
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

OPERATION ATTEMPTED WITH KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT, AND FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR WAS:  THE PILOT'S USE OF AN IMPROPER STARTING PROCEDURE & THE FENCE.

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