# NTSB FTW72AF010: Aero Comdr 100, N3715X, Georgetown, TX, August 18, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 18, 1971
- Place: Georgetown, TX · GEORGETOWN, TX
- Location: 30.6327° N, 97.6772° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Georgetown, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.6327&lon=-97.6772&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Completed, report February 4, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 162665
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW72AF010
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW72AF010

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3715X-1971-09-10), registration cancelled 1971-09-10, S/N 5017 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMDR 100
- Registry model: [Aero Commander 100-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-100-180) (registry code 0140208) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Georgetown

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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