# NTSB NYC73AN026: Aero Comdr 690, N1NR, Wellsburg, WV, August 14, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 14, 1972
- Place: Wellsburg, WV · WELLSBURG, WV
- Location: 40.2809° N, 80.6106° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wellsburg, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2809&lon=-80.6106&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report April 30, 1973
- Safety recommendations: Yes
- NTSB case key (mKey): 79964
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC73AN026
- Board report AAR7305 (PDF): https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/AccidentReports/Reports/AAR7305.pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73AN026

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0676  72/8/14    WELLSBURG,W VA      AERO COMDR 690      CR-  2  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1010                    N1NR                PX-  1  0  0  DUAL                      30, 5507 TOTAL HOURS, 7
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PITTSBURGH,PA               WHEELING,W VA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- LOSS OF CTL IN STALL MANEUVER FOR UNKNOWN REASON. UN RECOVER BFOR IMPACT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N1NR (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMDR 690
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Destroyed

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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