# NTSB CHI71DEE66: Aero-Comdr 100, N2952T, Mendota, IL, April 17, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 17, 1971
- Place: Mendota, IL · MENDOTA, IL
- Location: 41.5567° N, 89.1005° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mendota, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5567&lon=-89.1005&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 27, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 160398
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI71DEE66
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI71DEE66

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1235  71/4/17    MENDOTA,ILL         AERO-COMDR 100      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 30, 164
        TIME - 1735                    N2952T              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 4 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SONDGEROTH STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MENDOTA,ILL                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2952T](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2952T), registered now, S/N 077, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO-COMDR 100
- Registry model: [Aero Commander 100](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-100) (registry code 0140202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Sondgeroth Strip

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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