# NTSB NYC72FHM45: Aero-Comdr 100, N3406X, Fairfield, NJ, April 26, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 26, 1972
- Place: Fairfield, NJ · FAIRFIELD, NJ
- Location: 40.8837° N, 74.3060° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fairfield, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8837&lon=-74.3060&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 26, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 165975
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC72FHM45
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72FHM45

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2455  72/4/26    FAIRFIELD,NJ        AERO-COMDR 100      CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0836                    N3406X              PX-  0  0  1  DUAL                      AGE 23, 369 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            11 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CALDWELL-WRIGHT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TETERBORO,NJ                FAIRFIELD,NJ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- WIND GUSTING 20K.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N3406X (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AERO-COMDR 100
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Caldwell-Wright

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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