# NTSB CHI69D0191: Aero Comdr 100, N3884X, Mattoon, WI, July 17, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 17, 1968
- Place: Mattoon, WI · MATTOON, WI
- Location: 45.0046° N, 89.0412° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mattoon, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.0046&lon=-89.0412&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 7, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 109315
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI69D0191
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI69D0191

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2550  68/7/17    MATTOON,WIS         AERO COMDR 100      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 300
        TIME - 0930                    N3884X              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 10 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        REMARKS- ATTEMPTED T/O FROM PASTURE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3884X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3884X-1968-10-09), registration cancelled 1968-10-09, S/N 188 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMDR 100
- Registry model: [Aero Commander 100](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-100) (registry code 0140202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

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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