NTSB CAROL · Event
Event GAA18WA590
Registry · N590DR
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
AERO COMMANDER 500 S
Year of manufacture
1968 · 50 years old at event
Engine
LYCOMING TI0-540 SER (310 hp)
Seats / Engines
7 seats · 2 engines
Last airworthiness date
19780505
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A79DC2
Registrant of record
RICHARDSON DEAN A
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Factual narrative
The government of Dominica has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a AERO COMMANDER 500 airplane that occurred on July 27, 2018. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the government of Dominica's investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13.All investigative information will be released by the government of Dominica. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database Retrieved: 2026-02-12
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_2018_GAA18WA590.txt.
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- NTSB Aircraft Accident Reports 2016 · Accident report
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- arXiv 2025 · arXiv preprint
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- arXiv 2025 · arXiv preprint
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- Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons 2025 · Journal article (IJAAA)
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- arXiv 2024 · arXiv preprint
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- arXiv 2024 · arXiv preprint
Energy Optimal Traversal Between Hover Waypoints for Lift+Cruise Electric Powered Aircraft
Advanced Air Mobility aircraft require energy efficient flight plans to be economically viable. This paper defines minimum energy direct trajectories between waypoints for Lift+Cruise electric Vertica…
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