# NTSB NYC71AN085: Aero Comdr 1121A, N400CP, South Burlington, VT, January 27, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: January 27, 1971
- Place: South Burlington, VT · SOUTH BURLINGTON, VT
- Location: 44.4366° N, 73.1811° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of South Burlington, VT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4366&lon=-73.1811&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Unknown](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/990) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 5 fatal
- Status: Completed, report May 12, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132624
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC71AN085
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=132624
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC71AN085

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N400CP-1971-04-05), registration cancelled 1971-04-05, S/N 30 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMDR 1121A
- Registry model: [Aero Commander 1121](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-1121) (registry code 0142002) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo jet
- Damage: Destroyed

## Docket (3 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on August 20, 2024, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=132624. 5.7 MB in all.

- Factual report - wreckage identification (item 1, PDF, 15 pages, 2.1 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=17477352&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=NTSB%20Report%20-%20Wreckage%20Identification-Rel-Rel.pdf
- Original NTSB factual report (item 2, PDF, 11 pages, 3.5 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=17478030&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Original%20NTSB%20Report_Redacted-Rel-Rel.pdf
- NYC71AN085 - NTSB database report (item 3, PDF, 1 page, 39 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=17478040&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=NYC71AN085%20-%20NTSB%20Online%20Report-Rel-Rel.pdf

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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