- Date
- August 1, 1969
- Place
- Margate, FL · MARGATE, FL
- Injuries
- 3 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4726EAero Comdr 500S
- Status
- Completed · report December 10, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 164648
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2551 69/8/1 MARGATE,FLA AERO COMDR 500S CR- 0 1 0 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1600 N4726E PX- 0 2 1 DEMONSTRATION AGE 30, 1721 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 303 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MARGATE,FLA MARGATE,FLA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED REMARKS- SIM SE APCH 1800 SOD RWY.APRX 600FT RMN AFTER T/D.RWY SFCE COVERED WITH MOWED GRASS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4726E
- Reported as
- Aero Comdr 500S
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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