CHI69D0192

NTSB accident investigation · Aero Comdr 100 · Kentland, IN · August 6, 1968

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 6, 1968
Place
Kentland, IN · KENTLAND, IN
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N2930TAero Comdr 100
Status
Completed · report October 15, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
108839

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2732   68/8/6    KENTLAND,IND        AERO COMDR 100      CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 1362
        TIME - 1930                    N2930T              PX-  0  0  2  OTHER                     TOTAL HOURS, 8 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        REMARKS- LOCAL SIGHTSEEING FLT FROM FAIR GROUNDS.

Aircraft

Registration
N2930T
Reported as
Aero Comdr 100
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.