NYC74DNC47

NTSB accident investigation · Aero Comdr 100 · Brookline, NH · June 13, 1974

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 13, 1974
Place
Brookline, NH · BROOKLINE, NH
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N3790XAero Comdr 100
Status
Completed · report July 18, 1974
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19740613016989A
Case key
126415

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1463  74/6/13    BROOKLINE,NH        AERO COMDR 100      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 2005                    N3790X              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 31, 2530 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            123 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SOPER FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BROOKLINE,NH                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        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- TURNING BASE AT 1000MSL,ENCOUNTERED DOWNDRAFT,APPLIED POWER,ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND.

Aircraft

Registration
N3790X
Reported as
Aero Comdr 100
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Soper Field

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Other investigations on N3790X · 1

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