# NTSB NYC74FNE08: Aero Comdr 112, N88MS, Hartford, CT, October 10, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 10, 1973
- Place: Hartford, CT · HARTFORD, CT
- Location: 41.7659° N, 72.6816° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hartford, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7659&lon=-72.6816&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 27, 1933
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188126
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC74FNE08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74FNE08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3377  73/10/10   HARTFORD,CONN       AERO COMDR 112      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 213
        TIME - 0815                    N88MS               PX-  0  0  0  OTHER                     TOTAL HOURS, 22 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT -  BRAINARD FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HARTFORD,CONN               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: AUTOMOBILE                                TAXI: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- ENG STARTED ACFT PROCEEDED FWD ABT 60FT HIT AND OVR-RODE CONCRETE CURBING HIT CAR.BRAKES CKD.OK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N88MS](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N88MS-2018-01-17), registration cancelled 2018-01-17, S/N 97, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMDR 112
- Registry model: [Aero Commander 112](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-112) (registry code 0144701) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport:  Brainard Field

## 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 19731010034009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731010034009A), Oct 10, 1973: Rkwell 112, Hartford, CT, Substantial damage. Eng started acft proceeded fwd abt 60FT hit and ovr-rode concrete curbing hit car. Brakes ckd. Ok.

## Other investigations on N88MS (1)

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.

- [NTSB MIA96LA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA038), Dec 11, 1995: Aero Commander 112 (N88MS), Memphis, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S AND GROUND PERSONNEL'S IMPROPER STARTING PROCEDURE. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE COMMUNICATIONS BEING NOT UNDERSTOOD AND INADEQUATE TRAINING FOR BOTH THE PILOT AND GROUND…

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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