# NTSB NYC73FFA36: Aero Comdr 100, N4044X, Albany, NY, June 8, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 8, 1973
- Place: Albany, NY · ALBANY, NY
- Location: 42.6657° N, 73.7984° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Albany, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6657&lon=-73.7984&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 23, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190455
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC73FFA36
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73FFA36

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4044X-1988-08-16), registration cancelled 1988-08-16, S/N 5144 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMDR 100
- Registry model: [Aero Commander 100-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-100-180) (registry code 0140208) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Albany Co

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730608014789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730608014789A), Jun 8, 1973: Slinds 100180, Albany, NY, Substantial damage. Pilot shut down engine unable to glide to arpt lndd in swamp. Prop blade bkn abt 7IN from tip.

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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