NYC67A0140

NTSB accident investigation · Aero Comdr 680F · Reynoldsdale, PA · April 15, 1967

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
April 15, 1967
Place
Reynoldsdale, PA · REYNOLDSDALE, PA
Injuries
2 fatal, 1 serious
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N718MSAero Comdr 680F
Status
Completed · report August 17, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
117772

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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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2-0239  67/4/15    REYNOLDSDALE,PA     AERO COMDR 680F     CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 46, 3991
        TIME - 0420                    N718MS              PX-  1  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1972 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
        REMARKS- DEP ALTOONA 0328.IMMEDTLY BFOR ACFT CRASHED 15MI SW ALTA.PLT ADVSD FLT WAS LNDG PHILA 172MI ESE.

Aircraft

Registration
N718MS
Reported as
Aero Comdr 680F
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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.