# NTSB NYC73FNA34: Aero Comdr 100, N3683X, Newburyport, MA, January 14, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 14, 1973
- Place: Newburyport, MA · NEWBURYPORT, MA
- Location: 42.8123° N, 70.8866° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Newburyport, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8123&lon=-70.8866&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 6, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 169637
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC73FNA34
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73FNA34

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0030  73/1/14    NEWBURYPORT,MASS    AERO COMDR 100      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 27, 130
        TIME - 1500                    N3683X              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 61 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PLUM ISLAND
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NEWBURYPORT,MASS            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: GEAR LOCKING MECHANISM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- FAILURE OF SPRING PART NR 37430.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3683X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3683X-1973-12-07), registration cancelled 1973-12-07, S/N 325 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMDR 100
- Registry model: [Aero Commander 100](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-100) (registry code 0140202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Plum Island

## 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 19730114001019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730114001019A), Jan 14, 1973: Slinds 100A, Newburyport, MA, Substantial damage. Failure of spring part nr 37430.

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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