MIA69F0290

NTSB accident investigation · Aero Comdr A-9B · Newton, MS · December 20, 1968

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
December 20, 1968
Place
Newton, MS · NEWTON, MS
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Uncontrolled descent
Aircraft
N7696VAero Comdr A-9B
Status
Completed · report February 18, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
191915

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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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3-4579  68/12/20   NEWTON,MISS         AERO COMDR A-9B     CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1605                    N7696V              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     AGE 66, 13960 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 3 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OKEEFE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INCAPACITATION
        REMARKS- WITNESSES STATED THAT THE PILOT SAID HE BLACKED OUT.

Aircraft

Registration
N7696V
Reported as
Aero Comdr A-9B
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Okeefe

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.