- Date
- August 25, 1972
- Place
- Niland, CA · NILAND, CA
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5550MAero-Comdr 100
- Status
- Completed · report March 15, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 168469
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3182 72/8/25 NILAND,CALIF AERO-COMDR 100 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 48, 851 TIME - 2015 N5550M PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 119 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - STRIP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ONTARIO CALIF BLYTHE,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER REMARKS- UNLIGHTED STRIP,PLT BLINDED BY AUTO HEADLIGHTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5550M
- Reported as
- Aero-Comdr 100
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Strip
N5550MRegistered now · Aero Commander 100Airframe modelAero Commander 100Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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