MIA72DLD19

NTSB accident investigation · Aero Comdr 500 · Titusville, FL · October 29, 1971

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 29, 1971
Place
Titusville, FL · TITUSVILLE, FL
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N6291BAero Comdr 500
Status
Completed · report February 8, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
163540

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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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3-1973  71/10/29   TITUSVILLE,FLA      AERO COMDR 500      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 960
        TIME - 2115                    N6291B              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 292 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DUNN AIRPARK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TITUSVILLE,FLA              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        REMARKS- NOSE GR DMGD.

Aircraft

Registration
N6291B
Reported as
Aero Comdr 500
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Dunn Airpark

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.