NYC75FNC34

NTSB accident investigation · Aero Comdr 100 · Stowe, VT · May 24, 1975

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 24, 1975
Place
Stowe, VT · STOWE, VT
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N4061XAero Comdr 100
Status
Completed · report February 23, 1976
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19750524013139A
Case key
149045

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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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3-3896  75/5/24    STOWE,VT            AERO COMDR 100      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 24, 620
        TIME - 1500                    N4061X              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 370 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MIDDLEBURY,VT               LOCAL
        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 - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE
        REMARKS- PART OF PROP BLADE SEPD.LNDD IN MUD.

Aircraft

Registration
N4061X
Reported as
Aero Comdr 100
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.