# NTSB NYC67A0140: Aero Comdr 680F, N718MS, Reynoldsdale, PA, April 15, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 15, 1967
- Place: Reynoldsdale, PA · REYNOLDSDALE, PA
- Location: 40.1476° N, 78.5575° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Reynoldsdale, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1476&lon=-78.5575&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report August 17, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 117772
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC67A0140
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67A0140

## NTSB brief

```
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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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N718MS-1972-11-02), registration cancelled 1972-11-02, S/N 680F-940-12 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMDR 680F
- Registry model: [Aero Commander 680-F](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-680-f) (registry code 0141606) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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