# NTSB MKC72DCJ09: Aero Comdr 100, N4066X, Atkinson, NE, July 26, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 26, 1971
- Place: Atkinson, NE · ATKINSON, NE
- Location: 42.5309° N, 98.9747° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Atkinson, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5309&lon=-98.9747&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 14, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 162992
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC72DCJ09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC72DCJ09

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2783  71/7/26    ATKINSON,NEBR       AERO COMDR 100      CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 40, 28 TOTAL
        TIME - 2000                    N4066X              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STUART-ATKINSON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ATKINSON,NEBR               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4066X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4066X-1995-12-07), registration cancelled 1995-12-07, S/N 5166 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMDR 100
- Registry model: [Aero Commander 100-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-100-180) (registry code 0140208) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Stuart-Atkinson

## Other investigations on N4066X (1)

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.

- [NTSB ATL95LA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL95LA152), Aug 11, 1995: Aero Commander 100-180 (N4066X), Ocracoke, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: A SHATTERED WINDSHIELD WHICH PRECLUDED MAINTAINING LEVEL FLIGHT DUE TO INCREASED AERODYNAMIC DRAG.

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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