# Accident 19731005036779A: Slinds 100ACMDR, Encinal, TX, October 5, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 5, 1973
- Place: Encinal, TX
- Airport: Cotulla
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 28.0405° N, 99.3545° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Encinal, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.0405&lon=-99.3545&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3642X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3642X-1974-06-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 100 (registry code 0140202, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-100) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SLINDS 100ACMDR
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 360 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW74DRG23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74DRG23) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731005036779A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ENCNTRD ENROUTE WEA. HIT WIRES LDG ON ROAD.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW74DRG23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74DRG23), Oct 5, 1973: Aero Comdr 100 (N3642X), Encinal, TX, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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