# NTSB NYC69F0470: Aero Comdr 100, N3752X, Fall River, MA, June 1, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: June 1, 1969
- Place: Fall River, MA · FALL RIVER, MA
- Location: 41.7015° N, 71.1550° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fall River, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7015&lon=-71.1550&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 4 minor
- Status: Completed, report August 12, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 175407
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC69F0470
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC69F0470

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1845   69/6/1    FALL RIVER,MASS     AERO COMDR 100      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 28, 119
        TIME - 1830                    N3752X              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 11 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FALL RIVER
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: ABORTED
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
        REMARKS- HIT ROCKS. ATMTD T/O WITH HEAVILY LOADED ACFT ON RWY THAT WAS TOO SHORT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3752X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3752X-1975-06-03), registration cancelled 1975-06-03, S/N 5065 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMDR 100
- Registry model: [Aero Commander 100-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-100-180) (registry code 0140208) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Fall River

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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