# NTSB NYC72FNE02: Commandaire 5C3, N925E, Ellington, CT, July 15, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 15, 1971
- Place: Ellington, CT · ELLINGTON, CT
- Location: 41.9040° N, 72.4698° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ellington, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9040&lon=-72.4698&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 10, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 162112
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC72FNE02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72FNE02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2747  71/7/15    ELLINGTON,CONN      COMMANDAIRE 5C3     CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 560
        TIME - 0815                    N925E               PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 121 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ELLINGTON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HADDAM,CONN                 ELLINGTON,CONN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           WEATHER - SUDDEN WINDSHIFT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          NONE                                                     VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- WIND SHIFTED TO QUARTERING TAIL WIND DRG LDG.ACFT NOSE HEAVY ON GND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N925E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N925E-2018-08-10), registration cancelled 2018-08-10, S/N W-88, built 1929 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: COMMANDAIRE 5C3
- Registry model: [Command-Aire 5C3](https://openairdocs.org/model/command-aire-5c3) (registry code 056018P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental W670 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-w670-series) (registry code 17018, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Ellington

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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