# NTSB CHI71A0033: Aero Comdr 1121, N100RC, Lexington, KY, November 14, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: November 14, 1970
- Place: Lexington, KY · LEXINGTON, KY
- Location: 37.9887° N, 84.4777° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lexington, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9887&lon=-84.4777&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report April 22, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 159321
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI71A0033
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI71A0033

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2766  70/11/14   LEXINGTON,KY        AERO COMDR 1121     CR-  2  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1917                    N100RC              PX-  0  0  0  CORP/EXEC                 37, 5859 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            2070 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BLUE GRASS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          COLUMBUS,GA                 LEXINGTON,KY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                LANDING: MISSED APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - RAIN
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  600
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     LEFT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 293-337 DEGREES
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           12                                                      IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- OBS SAW ACFT IN STEEP R BANK DESCENDING.ACFT THEN ROLLED TO OPPOSITE DIRECTION BEFORE IMPACT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N100RC](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N100RC-1971-02-04), registration cancelled 1971-02-04, S/N 60 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMDR 1121
- Registry model: [Aero Commander 1121](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-1121) (registry code 0142002) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo jet
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Blue Grass

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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