- Date
- December 2, 1971
- Place
- Albert Lea, MN · ALBERT LEA, MN
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4176XAero Comdr 100
- Status
- Completed · report November 8, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 164778
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4548 71/12/2 ALBERT LEA,MINN AERO COMDR 100 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 59, TIME - 1830 N4176X PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 UNK/NR IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ALBERT LEA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WAUPACA,WIS ALBERT LEA,MINN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS WEATHER - LOW CEILING WEATHER - FOG WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OBSCURATION 0 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE ZERO NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F GROUND FOG 17 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN BELOW MINIMUMS NONE REMARKS- PLT FLEW ACFT INTO GND DURG NGT LDG ATMT IN ADVERSE WX.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4176X
- Reported as
- Aero Comdr 100
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Albert Lea
N4176XRegistration cancelled Feb 18, 1972 · Aero Commander 100-180Airframe modelAero Commander 100-180
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