LAX69A0014

NTSB accident investigation · Aero Comdr 1121A · N Hollywood, CA · September 13, 1968

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
September 13, 1968
Place
N Hollywood, CA · N HOLLYWOOD, CA
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N148EAero Comdr 1121A
Status
Completed · report August 27, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
192104

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4632  68/9/13    N HOLLYWOOD,CALIF   AERO COMDR 1121A    CR-  2  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 0723                    N148E               PX-  0  0  0  CORP/EXEC                 47, 11164 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            6121 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HOLLYWOOD-BURBANK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           TURBULENCE                                               LANDING: MISSED APPROACH
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - VORTEX TURBULENCE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- FORCED DESCENT DUE TO JET VORTICES/DOWNWASH FROM PRECEDING ACFT.ACFT SEPARATION APRX 3 MIN-15 SEC.

Aircraft

Registration
N148E
Reported as
Aero Comdr 1121A
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo jet
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Hollywood-Burbank

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.