NYC70AN111

NTSB accident investigation · Aero Comdr 100 · Grantville, PA · April 12, 1970

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
April 12, 1970
Place
Grantville, PA · GRANTVILLE, PA
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N3692XAero Comdr 100
Status
Completed · report July 28, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
141118

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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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3-0576  70/4/12    GRANTVILLE,PA       AERO COMDR 100      CR-  1  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 65, 2080
        TIME - 1630                    N3692X              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      TOTAL HOURS, 18 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          ELIZABETHTOWN,PA            ELIZABETHTOWN,PA             MINERSVILLE,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        REMARKS- PLT WAS TRAINING FOR RECERTIFICATION.ACFT OBSERVED IN WINGS LVL SLOWLY DESCENDING FLT UNTIL IMPACT

Aircraft

Registration
N3692X
Reported as
Aero Comdr 100
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.