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NTSB accident investigation · Aero Comdr A-9B · Aurora, NE · April 23, 1970

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
April 23, 1970
Place
Aurora, NE · AURORA, NE
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N7753VAero Comdr A-9B
Status
Completed · report July 23, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
140673

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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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3-0514  70/4/23    AURORA,NEBR         AERO COMDR A-9B     CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1430                    N7753V              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   AGE 25, 1009 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            8 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ELGE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          AURORA,NEBR                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        REMARKS- OBS SAW ACFT IN VERTICAL INVERTED DIVE. FLT FOR AG PRACTICE,NO LOAD IN TANKS,SPRAY PUMP INOP.

Aircraft

Registration
N7753V
Reported as
Aero Comdr A-9B
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Elge

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.