NYC69D0240

NTSB accident investigation · Aero Comdr 100 · Lehighton, PA · September 19, 1968

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 19, 1968
Place
Lehighton, PA · LEHIGHTON, PA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N4145XAero Comdr 100
Status
Completed · report January 24, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
107543

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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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3-4083  68/9/19    LEHIGHTON,PA        AERO COMDR 100      CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 18, 28 TOTAL
        TIME - 1530                    N4145X              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LEHIGHTON
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        REMARKS- PLT ALLOWED NOSE GR TO STRIKE RNWY. SOLO X-C.

Aircraft

Registration
N4145X
Reported as
Aero Comdr 100
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Lehighton

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.