# NTSB NYC69D0346: Aero Comdr 100, N3790X, Shirley, MA, March 9, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 9, 1969
- Place: Shirley, MA · SHIRLEY, MA
- Location: 42.5365° N, 71.6674° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Shirley, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5365&lon=-71.6674&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 20, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190855
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC69D0346
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC69D0346

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0479   69/3/9    SHIRLEY,MASS        AERO COMDR 100      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 56, 80 TOTAL
        TIME - 1200                    N3790X              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 45 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SHIRLEY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3790X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3790X-1975-04-03), registration cancelled 1975-04-03, S/N 286, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMDR 100
- Registry model: [Aero Commander 100](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-100) (registry code 0140202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Shirley

## Other investigations on N3790X (1)

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.

- [NTSB NYC74DNC47](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74DNC47), Jun 13, 1974: Aero Comdr 100 (N3790X), Brookline, NH, substantial damage

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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