# NTSB MIA74AM070: Aero Comdr 100, N4148X, Ft Meade, FL, February 16, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: February 16, 1974
- Place: Ft Meade, FL · FT MEADE, FL
- Location: 27.7648° N, 81.8042° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Meade, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.7648&lon=-81.8042&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report April 29, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186812
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA74AM070
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74AM070

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0528  74/2/16    FT MEADE,FLA        AERO COMDR 100      CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 70 TOTAL
        TIME - 0930                    N4148X              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAKELAND,FLA                KEY WEST,FLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - RAIN
           WEATHER - OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION
           WEATHER - SQUALL LINE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                 UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          HAZE                                                     VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- RCVRD 2/17/74.LOW CIGS,RAIN,HAZE AT ACDT SITE.NO WX BRIEF.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4148X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4148X-1974-04-05), registration cancelled 1974-04-05, S/N 249, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMDR 100
- Registry model: [Aero Commander 100](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-100) (registry code 0140202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19740216003949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740216003949A), Feb 16, 1974: Slinds 100ACMDR, Ft Meade, FL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Rcvrd 2/17/74.low cigs,rain,haze at acdt site. No wx brief.

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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