# NTSB LAX72AL027: Aero Comdr 500-A, N11MK, San Diego, CA, October 21, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 21, 1971
- Place: San Diego, CA · SAN DIEGO, CA
- Location: 32.7153° N, 117.1573° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Diego, CA, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7153&lon=-117.1573&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 5 fatal
- Status: Completed, report June 16, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 164159
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX72AL027
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX72AL027

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4023  71/10/21   SAN DIEGO,CALIF     AERO COMDR 500-A    CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 52, 2000
        TIME - 1757                    N11MK               PX-  4  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MONTGOMERY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SAN DIEGO,CALIF             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: ELECTRONIC TOWERS                         IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- FLEW INTO 136 FT ELEC TWR ABOUT 4200 FT FROM RWY. THEN HIT PWR LINES,TREE AND SLID INTO HOUSE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N11MK](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N11MK-1972-01-14), registration cancelled 1972-01-14, S/N 894-3, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMDR 500-A
- Registry model: [Aero Commander 500-A](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-500-a) (registry code 0141104) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Montgomery

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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