# NTSB IAD7LFLQ02: Aero Comdr 100, N3762X, Franklin, KY, July 6, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 6, 1975
- Place: Franklin, KY · FRANKLIN, KY
- Location: 36.7128° N, 86.5536° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Franklin, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7128&lon=-86.5536&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 9, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 150115
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD7LFLQ02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD7LFLQ02

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2488   75/7/6    FRANKLIN,KY         AERO COMDR 100      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 506
        TIME - 1230                    N3762X              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 303 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FRANKLIN,KY                 HOPKINSVILLE,KY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        REMARKS- FLD 888FT DOWNSLOPE WITH GRASS ABT 3 IN HI.TKOF DIST RQRD COMPUTED TO BE 900FT.HIT TOP WIRE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N3762X (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMDR 100
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19750706019369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750706019369A), Jul 6, 1975: Slinds 100A, Franklin, KY, Substantial damage. Fld 888FT downslope with grass abt 3 in hi. Tkof dist rqrd computed to be 900FT.hit top wire.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.