CHI70DGJ16

NTSB accident investigation · Aero Comdr 100 · Albany, KY · June 20, 1970

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 20, 1970
Place
Albany, KY · ALBANY, KY
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N4010XAero Comdr 100
Status
Completed · report April 13, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
119261

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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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3-2630  70/6/20    ALBANY,KY           AERO COMDR 100      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 22, 266
        TIME - 0250                    N4010X              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 8 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OZARK,ALA                   COLUMBUS,IND
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  LOW ON FUEL
        REMARKS- PLT SAID DECIDED TO RETURN TO LIVINGSTON,TENN DUE WX.UN FIND LIVINGSTON.LANDED IN FLD,HIT LEVEE.

Aircraft

Registration
N4010X
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.