CHI71AC043

NTSB accident investigation · Aero Comdr 680FP · Henryville, IN · December 17, 1970

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
December 17, 1970
Place
Henryville, IN · HENRYVILLE, IN
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N188HCAero Comdr 680FP
Status
Completed · report April 21, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
159323

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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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3-2812  70/12/17 NR.HENRYVILLE,IND     AERO COMDR 680FP    CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 2400
        TIME - 1930                    N188HC              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CINCINNATI,OHIO             LIBERAL,KANS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          PILOT-LOSS OF CONTROL FOR UNDETERMINED CAUSE.
           AIRFRAME - WINGS: OTHER
           AIRFRAME - FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES: ELEVATOR ASSEMBLY,ATTACHMENTS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- FLT PHASE WHEN AIRFRAME FAILURE OCCURRED UNKN.

Aircraft

Registration
N188HC
Reported as
Aero Comdr 680FP
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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.