# NTSB LAX74AL079: Aero Comdr 520, N719Z, Santee, CA, June 7, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 7, 1974
- Place: Santee, CA · SANTEE, CA
- Location: 32.8550° N, 116.9861° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Santee, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8550&lon=-116.9861&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report September 6, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130224
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX74AL079
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74AL079

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2268   74/6/7    SANTEE,CALIF        AERO COMDR 520      CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 52, 2000
        TIME - 1118                    N719Z               PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SANTEE,CALIF                CALEXICO,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST/LOWER SCATTERED                                  2000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      67
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          230                                                       12
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- ACFT OBSERVED TO FLY INTO CLOUDS AFTER TKOF,LATER EMERGED FM CLOUDS AND ENTERED L SPIN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N719Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N719Z-1974-09-18), registration cancelled 1974-09-18, S/N 520-41 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMDR 520
- Registry model: [Aero Commander 520](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-520) (registry code 0141202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19740607024789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740607024789A), Jun 7, 1974: Rkwell 520, Santee, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Acft observed to fly into clouds after tkof,later emerged fm clouds and entered l spin.

## Other investigations on N719Z (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 LAX73FUM02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73FUM02), Aug 2, 1972: Aero Comdr 520 (N719Z), Imperial, CA, 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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