MKC70A0011

NTSB accident investigation · Aero Comdr 100 · Brentwood, AR · September 17, 1969

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
September 17, 1969
Place
Brentwood, AR · BRENTWOOD, AR
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N3796XAero Comdr 100
Status
Completed · report January 27, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
159759

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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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3-2826  69/9/17    BRENTWOOD,ARK       AERO COMDR 100      CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 46, 5000
        TIME - 1600                    N3796X              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FAYETTEVILLE,ARK            FT.SMITH,ARK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INCAPACITATION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- DESCENDED INTO TREES. BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL 315 MG PCT.

Aircraft

Registration
N3796X
Reported as
Aero Comdr 100
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.