# NTSB CHI71AC043: Aero Comdr 680FP, N188HC, Henryville, IN, December 17, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: December 17, 1970
- Place: Henryville, IN · HENRYVILLE, IN
- Location: 38.5386° N, 85.7663° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Henryville, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5386&lon=-85.7663&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report April 21, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 159323
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI71AC043
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI71AC043

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N188HC-1971-02-01), registration cancelled 1971-02-01, S/N 1220-115, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMDR 680FP
- Registry model: [Aero Commander 680FP](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-680fp) (registry code 0141611) (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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