LAX73OL011

NTSB accident investigation · Aero Comdr 100 · Villa Ahumada, Mexico · June 9, 1972

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 9, 1972
Place
Villa Ahumada, Mexico · VILLA AHUMADA, Mexico
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N3875XAero Comdr 100
Status
Completed · report April 9, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
118312

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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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6-0058   72/6/9    VILLA AHUMADA,MEX   AERO COMDR 100      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 21, 72 TOTAL
        TIME - 1030                    N3875X              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 6 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PHOENIX,ARIZ                EL PASO,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        REMARKS- INVESTIGATION UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE GOVT OF MEXICO.HIT BRUSH.

Aircraft

Registration
N3875X
Reported as
Aero Comdr 100
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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.