# NTSB NYC72AN143: Aero Comdr 520, N9051R, Burnsville, NC, May 9, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 9, 1972
- Place: Burnsville, NC · BURNSVILLE, NC
- Location: 35.9163° N, 82.2978° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Burnsville, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9163&lon=-82.2978&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report December 1, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 165674
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC72AN143
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72AN143

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0765   72/5/9    BURNSVILLE,NC       AERO COMDR 520      CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 3390
        TIME - 1030                    N9051R              PX-  1  0  0  CORP/EXEC                 TOTAL HOURS, 27 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MOUNTAIN WILDERNE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          AUGUSTA,GA                  BRISTOL,TENN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY RADIO
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                               0
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          ZERO                                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          NONE                                                     VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- RECOVERED 5/11/72 NEAR MTN TOP. CLOUDS OBSCURED SITE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9051R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9051R-1972-08-14), registration cancelled 1972-08-14, S/N 52022 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMDR 520
- Registry model: [Aero Commander 520](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-520) (registry code 0141202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Mountain Wilderne

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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