# NTSB CHI70DBJ18: Aero Comdr 200-D, N243M, East Jordan, MI, March 29, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 29, 1970
- Place: East Jordan, MI · EAST JORDAN, MI
- Location: 45.1682° N, 85.1349° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of East Jordan, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1682&lon=-85.1349&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 18, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134485
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI70DBJ18
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI70DBJ18

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1481  70/3/29    EAST JORDAN,MICH    AERO COMDR 200-D    CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 2600
        TIME - 1600                    N243M               PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 305 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EAST JORDAN CITY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          EAST JORDAN,MICH            EAST JORDAN,MICH             COLDWATER,MICH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N243M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N243M-2012-10-16), registration cancelled 2012-10-16, S/N 295, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMDR 200-D
- Registry model: [Aero Commander 200D](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-200d) (registry code 0140312) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: East Jordan City

## Other investigations on N243M (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 LAX03LA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03LA139), Apr 21, 2003: Aero Commander 200D (N243M), Corona De Tucso, AZ, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain an adequate clearance from obstructions while performing low level passes. The pilot's physical impairment due to a high blood alcohol level was also causal.

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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