- Date
- June 8, 1973
- Place
- Albany, NY · ALBANY, NY
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4044XAero Comdr 100
- Status
- Completed · report July 23, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730608014789A
- Case key
- 190455
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1318 73/6/8 ALBANY,NY AERO COMDR 100 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 25, 70 TOTAL TIME - 1500 N4044X PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ALBANY CO DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ALBANY,NY MIDDLEBURY,VT TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: BLADES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- PILOT SHUT DOWN ENGINE UNABLE TO GLIDE TO ARPT LNDD IN SWAMP.PROP BLADE BKN ABT 7IN FROM TIP.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4044X
- Reported as
- Aero Comdr 100
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Albany Co
N4044XRegistration cancelled Aug 16, 1988 · Aero Commander 100-180Airframe modelAero Commander 100-180
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.