# NTSB NYC72DKM24: Aero Comdr 100, N3691X, Walnut Cove, NC, March 20, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 20, 1972
- Place: Walnut Cove, NC · WALNUT COVE, NC
- Location: 36.2935° N, 80.1409° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Walnut Cove, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2935&lon=-80.1409&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 22, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 201436
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC72DKM24
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72DKM24-201436

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1220  72/3/20    WALNUT COVE,NC      AERO COMDR 100      CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 22, 26 TOTAL
        TIME - 0910                    N3691X              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FORSYTH-STOKES
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WINSTON SALEM,NC            WALNUT COVE,NC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3691X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3691X-2013-10-29), registration cancelled 2013-10-29, S/N 330, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMDR 100
- Registry model: [Aero Commander 100](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-100) (registry code 0140202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Forsyth-Stokes

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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