# NTSB MKC71FCJ45: Aero Cmdr 1121, N399D, Omaha, NE, February 3, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 3, 1971
- Place: Omaha, NE · OMAHA, NE
- Location: 41.2586° N, 95.9378° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Omaha, NE, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2586&lon=-95.9378&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 7 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 2, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 160041
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC71FCJ45
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC71FCJ45

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0270   71/2/3    OMAHA,NEBR          AERO CMDR 1121      CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1702                    N399D               PX-  0  0  5  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 46, 8600 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            1000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EPPLEY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CINCINNATI,OHIO             OMAHA,NEBR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: RUNWAY OR APPROACH LIGHTS                 LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           COPILOT - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ICE/SLUSH ON RUNWAY
        REMARKS- HIT 2ND BAR,STATION 3,OF APCH LIGHTING SYSTEM.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N399D (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AERO CMDR 1121
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo jet
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Eppley

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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