NYC67A0010

NTSB accident investigation · Aero Comdr 560-E · Parsippany, NJ · July 10, 1966

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
July 10, 1966
Place
Parsippany, NJ · PARSIPPANY, NJ
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N3804CAero Comdr 560-E
Status
Completed · report June 12, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
171163

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-1101  66/7/10    PARSIPPANY,NJ       AERO COMDR 560-E    CR-  2  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1252                    N3804C              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 20, 2500 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            500 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MORRISTOWN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXCEEDED DESIGNED STRESS LIMITS OF AIRCRAFT
           AIRFRAME - WINGS: SPARS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- RT WING SPAR FAILED. PLT WAS DOING STEEP,LOW ALT MANEUVERS PRIOR TO ACCIDENT.

Aircraft

Registration
N3804C
Reported as
Aero Comdr 560-E
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Morristown

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.