# NTSB MKC73DER56: Aero Comdr 100, N4125X, Maple Plain, MN, May 12, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 12, 1973
- Place: Maple Plain, MN · MAPLE PLAIN, MN
- Location: 45.0086° N, 93.6624° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Maple Plain, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.0086&lon=-93.6624&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 9, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190495
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC73DER56
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73DER56

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1273  73/5/12    MAPLE PLAIN,MINN    AERO COMDR 100      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 294
        TIME - 1645                    N4125X              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 79 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MAPLE PLAIN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          RUSH CITY,MINN              MAPLE PLAIN,MINN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- WATER ON RWY,LNDD ON NEW ALFALFA STRIP.ENCTRD ROUGH AREA,DID NOT GO-AROUND DUE PWR LINES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4125X](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4125X), registered now, S/N 224 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMDR 100
- Registry model: [Aero Commander 100](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-100) (registry code 0140202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Maple Plain

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730512014539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730512014539A), May 12, 1973: Slinds 100ACMDR, Maple Plain, MN, Substantial damage. Water on rwy,lndd on new alfalfa strip. Enctrd rough area,did not go-around due pwr lines.

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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