# NTSB CHI73FEM19: Aero Comdr 100, N3898X, Greenville, MI, October 2, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 2, 1972
- Place: Greenville, MI · GREENVILLE, MI
- Location: 43.1796° N, 85.2540° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Greenville, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1796&lon=-85.2540&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 3, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 168553
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI73FEM19
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73FEM19

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2637   72/10/2   GREENVILLE,MICH     AERO COMDR 100      CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 39, 24 TOTAL
        TIME - 1230                    N3898X              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT -  GREENVILLE MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GREENVILLE,MICH             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3898X](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3898X), registered now, S/N 138, 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:  Greenville Muni

## Other investigations on N3898X (1)

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.

- [NTSB MIA68D0334](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA68D0334), Nov 8, 1967: Aero Comdr 100 (N3898X), Bunnell, FL, substantial damage

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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