# NTSB MIA72FKG50: Aero Comdr 112, N112AC, Albany, GA, October 25, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 25, 1971
- Place: Albany, GA · ALBANY, GA
- Location: 31.5785° N, 84.1557° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Albany, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.5785&lon=-84.1557&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report March 15, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 163471
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA72FKG50
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA72FKG50

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N112AC-1971-11-16), registration cancelled 1971-11-16, S/N 1 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMDR 112
- Registry model: [Aero Commander 112](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-112) (registry code 0144701) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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