# NTSB CHI69D0192: Aero Comdr 100, N2930T, Kentland, IN, August 6, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 6, 1968
- Place: Kentland, IN · KENTLAND, IN
- Location: 40.7740° N, 87.4465° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kentland, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7740&lon=-87.4465&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 15, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 108839
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI69D0192
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI69D0192

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2732   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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2930T-2014-12-22), registration cancelled 2014-12-22, S/N 044, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMDR 100
- Registry model: [Aero Commander 100](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-100) (registry code 0140202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (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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