MIA71FLG30

NTSB accident investigation · Aero Comdr 100 · Allendale, SC · June 14, 1971

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
June 14, 1971
Place
Allendale, SC · ALLENDALE, SC
Injuries
1 serious, 2 minor
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N3624XAero Comdr 100
Status
Completed · report December 8, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
161086

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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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3-0674  71/6/14    ALLENDALE,SC        AERO COMDR 100      CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 250
        TIME - 1848                    N3624X              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 50 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ALLENDALE COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ALLENDALE,SC                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           STALL: MUSH                                              LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
        REMARKS- LND PAST MID-POINT OF RWY ON SECOND ATTEMPT. SETTLED INTO TREES. NO ENG MALFUNCTION FOUND.

Aircraft

Registration
N3624X
Reported as
Aero Comdr 100
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Allendale County

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.