NYC71AN085

NTSB accident investigation · Aero Comdr 1121A · South Burlington, VT · January 27, 1971

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
January 27, 1971
Place
South Burlington, VT · SOUTH BURLINGTON, VT
Injuries
5 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Unknown
Aircraft
N400CPAero Comdr 1121A
Status
Completed · report May 12, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
132624

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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.

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br>   FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA                                                                 F  S M/N     PURPOSE  <br>----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br>  3-0033  71/1/27    BURLINGTON,VT     AERO COMDR 1121A    CR-  2  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE          TIME - 1955                    N400CP              PX-  3  0  0  CORP/EXEC                 41, 9908 TOTAL HOURS, 692                                         DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT                                                                                                     RATED. <br>          DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION                                       <br>            BURLINGTON,VT               PROVIDENCE,RI <br>          TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION <br>            BURLINGTON,VT ,NOT RECOVERED                           IN FLIGHT: OTHER <br>         PROBABLE CAUSE(S)             MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED <br>          REMARKS- FRAGMENTED WRECKAGE FOUND IN LAKE CHAMPLAIN, VT IN MAY 2024. WRECKAGE WAS NOT RECOVERED.

Aircraft

Registration
N400CP
Reported as
Aero Comdr 1121A
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo jet
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.

Docket · 3

The files NTSB released with the investigation on August 20, 2024, on NTSB’s docket system: statements, records, photos and specialists’ reports. 5.7 MB in all.