# NTSB NYC70AN111: Aero Comdr 100, N3692X, Grantville, PA, April 12, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 12, 1970
- Place: Grantville, PA · GRANTVILLE, PA
- Location: 40.3779° N, 76.6464° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grantville, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3779&lon=-76.6464&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report July 28, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 141118
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC70AN111
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC70AN111

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0576  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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3692X-1971-03-15), registration cancelled 1971-03-15, S/N 331 (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: 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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