- Date
- August 18, 1971
- Place
- Georgetown, TX · GEORGETOWN, TX
- Injuries
- 4 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N3715XAero Comdr 100
- Status
- Completed · report February 4, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 162665
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1945 71/8/18 GEORGETOWN,TEX AERO COMDR 100 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 27, 117 TIME - 2220 N3715X PX- 3 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 68 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GEORGETOWN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GEORGETOWN,TEX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- HIT TREES 32 FT AGL 1/2 MI FROM RWY. PLT BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL 0.142 PCT. RECOVERY DATE 8/19/71.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3715X
- Reported as
- Aero Comdr 100
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Georgetown
N3715XRegistration cancelled Sep 10, 1971 · Aero Commander 100-180Airframe modelAero Commander 100-180
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