MIA71AM065

NTSB accident investigation · Aero Comdr 520 · Columbia, SC · February 3, 1971

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
February 3, 1971
Place
Columbia, SC · COLUMBIA, SC
Injuries
6 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N4190BAero Comdr 520
Status
Completed · report October 26, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
159435

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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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3-0174   71/2/3    COLUMBIA,SC         AERO COMDR 520      CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 62, 3301
        TIME - 2138                    N4190B              PX-  5  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 271 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COLUMBIA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          RIDGELAND,SC                NEWBERRY,SC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G.
        REMARKS- OVERSHOT CTR LINE OF FINAL APCH IN SHARP DESCENDING R TURN.OVERWEIGHT APRXLY 200 LBS.

Aircraft

Registration
N4190B
Reported as
Aero Comdr 520
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Columbia

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.