# NTSB MKC70A0011: Aero Comdr 100, N3796X, Brentwood, AR, September 17, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 17, 1969
- Place: Brentwood, AR · BRENTWOOD, AR
- Location: 35.8601° N, 94.1071° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Brentwood, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8601&lon=-94.1071&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report January 27, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 159759
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC70A0011
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC70A0011

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3796X-1970-08-04), registration cancelled 1970-08-04, S/N 293 (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

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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