# NTSB LAX73AL015: Aero Comdr 200D, N2906T, Wittmann, AZ, October 6, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 6, 1972
- Place: Wittmann, AZ · WITTMANN, AZ
- Location: 33.7750° N, 112.5251° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wittmann, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7750&lon=-112.5251&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 19, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 168828
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX73AL015
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73AL015

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3528   72/10/6   WITTMANN,ARIZ       AERO COMDR 200D     CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 52, 3500
        TIME - 1900                    N2906T              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 1287 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SANTA ANA,CALIF             PHOENIX,ARIZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           SYSTEMS - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: REGULATOR
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ELECTRICAL FAILURE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        REMARKS- VOLTAGE REG FAILED ON DARK NITE OVER DESERT AREA. NO FLASHLIGHT ABD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2906T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2906T-1973-06-26), registration cancelled 1973-06-26, S/N 307 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMDR 200D
- Registry model: [Aero Commander 200D](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-200d) (registry code 0140312) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## Other investigations on N2906T (1)

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.

- [NTSB CHI67F0168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67F0168), Sep 4, 1966: Aero Cmdr 200D (N2906T), Marion, OH, substantial damage

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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