# NTSB ANC74DAH16: Aero Comdr 600S2R, N4195X, Anchorage, AK, June 15, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 15, 1974
- Place: Anchorage, AK · ANCHORAGE, AK
- Location: 61.2181° N, 149.9003° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Anchorage, AK, within about 23 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2181&lon=-149.9003&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report July 18, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125880
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC74DAH16
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC74DAH16

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1620  74/6/15  NR.ANCHORAGE,ALAS     AERO COMDR 600S2R   CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 1500
        TIME - 0900                    N4195X              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 30 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         ANCHORAGE,ALAS              UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           WEATHER - SNOW
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     SNOW
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- BLIZZARD CONDS,HIT MTN 9100FT LVL.RCVRD 6/17/74 PLT MISSING,INJ INDEX PRESUMED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4195X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4195X-1975-05-09), registration cancelled 1975-05-09, S/N 1959R, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMDR 600S2R
- Registry model: [Rockwell International S-2R](https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-s-2r) (registry code 7630202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19740615017059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740615017059A), Jun 15, 1974: Amtr 0145001, Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. Blizzard conds,hit mtn 9100FT lvl. Rcvrd 6/17/74 plt missing,inj index presumed.

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.

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