MIA72FKG50

NTSB accident investigation · Aero Comdr 112 · Albany, GA · October 25, 1971

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
October 25, 1971
Place
Albany, GA · ALBANY, GA
Injuries
1 fatal, 1 minor
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N112ACAero Comdr 112
Status
Completed · report March 15, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
163471

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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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3-2869  71/10/25   ALBANY,GA           AERO COMDR 112      CR-  1  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1820                    N112AC              PX-  0  0  0  EXPERIMENTATION           AGE 31, 1067 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            135 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ALBANY,GA                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES: HORIZONTAL STABILIZER, ATTACHMENTS
           AIRFRAME - FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES: ELEVATOR ASSEMBLY,ATTACHMENTS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FLUTTER
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
        REMARKS- FLUTTER TEST,DIVE.PLT PULSED ELEV CTL AT 208K.GEN DISNTGRTN,EMPENNAGE.

Aircraft

Registration
N112AC
Reported as
Aero Comdr 112
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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.