# NTSB CHI71AC014: Aero Comdr 560F, N560F, Latham, OH, August 16, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 16, 1970
- Place: Latham, OH · LATHAM, OH
- Location: 39.0990° N, 83.2466° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Latham, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0990&lon=-83.2466&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report January 13, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 113055
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI71AC014
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI71AC014

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1528  70/8/16    LATHAM,OHIO         AERO COMDR 560F     CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1045                    N560F               PX-  1  0  0  CORP/EXEC                 AGE 22, 2249 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            750 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PORTSMOUTH,OHIO             DAYTON,OHIO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: OTHER
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        REMARKS- RCVRD 8/19/70.ACFT OBSD GR DWN,PSG THRU TOP OF TREE 70 FT HI,1 PROP NOT TRNG,JUST BEFORE HIT WIRE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N560F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N560F-1971-01-04), registration cancelled 1971-01-04, S/N 560F-1034-13 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMDR 560F
- Registry model: [Aero Commander 560-F](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-560-f) (registry code 0141408) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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