Registration / Serial:N9179N
Aircraft Original Type:Aero 520 Commander
Aircraft Generic Type:North American Rockwell 500/685 Commander
Aircraft Version:North American Rockwell 500S Shrike Commander
C/n (msn):3126
City / Area:Portsmouth / Ohio River [ Off-Airport ]Map
Region / Country:Ohio, United States
Photo Date:May 1976
Photo by:Bob GarrardContact
Photo ID:40654Submit Correction
View count: 296
On Feb 21, 1975 this aircraft departed from Columbus-Bolton Field, OH bound for Huntington, WV. Near Portsmouth both engines failed and the pilot ditched in the Ohio River. He exited the aircraft and swam toward shore, but disappeared and was not recovered. The aircraft sank. Two months later, driving across the bridge in the background, I spotted the aircraft on the shore, having just been pulled from the river. The aircraft has since been repaired and is now flying as N4XR.
Registration / Serial:N9179N
Aircraft Version:North American Rockwell 500S Shrike Commander
C/n (msn):3126
City / Area:Portsmouth / Ohio River [ Off-Airport ]Map
Region / Country:Ohio, United States
Photo Date:May 1976
Photo by:Bob GarrardContact
Registration / Serial:N9179N
Aircraft Original Type:Aero 520 Commander
Aircraft Generic Type:North American Rockwell 500/685 Commander
Aircraft Version:North American Rockwell 500S Shrike Commander
C/n (msn):3126
City / Area:Portsmouth / Ohio River [ Off-Airport ]Map
Region / Country:Ohio, United States
Photo Date:May 1976
Photo by:Bob GarrardContact
Photo ID:40654Submit Correction
View count: 296
On Feb 21, 1975 this aircraft departed from Columbus-Bolton Field, OH bound for Huntington, WV. Near Portsmouth both engines failed and the pilot ditched in the Ohio River. He exited the aircraft and swam toward shore, but disappeared and was not recovered. The aircraft sank. Two months later, driving across the bridge in the background, I spotted the aircraft on the shore, having just been pulled from the river. The aircraft has since been repaired and is now flying as N4XR.
Registration / Serial:N9179N
Aircraft Version:North American Rockwell 500S Shrike Commander
C/n (msn):3126
City / Area:Portsmouth / Ohio River [ Off-Airport ]Map
Region / Country:Ohio, United States
Photo Date:May 1976
Photo by:Bob GarrardContact