- Date
- August 18, 1970
- Place
- Glenburn, ND · GLENBURN, ND
- Injuries
- 3 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N5531MAero Comdr 100
- Status
- Completed · report December 16, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 112901
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1496 70/8/18 GLENBURN,N DAK AERO COMDR 100 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 1840 TIME - 1630 N5531M PX- 0 2 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 48 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PRIVATE STRIP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GLENBURN,N DAK MINOT,N DAK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- 40-60FT RADIUS GRASS PATCHES ON RWY APRX 2-3FT HIGH.HIT PWR LINES APRX 900FT SE OF RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5531M
- Reported as
- Aero Comdr 100
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Private Strip
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