# NTSB NYC78FFJ39: Aero Comdr 112, N4663W, Jamestown, NY, September 16, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 16, 1978
- Place: Jamestown, NY · JAMESTOWN, NY
- Location: 42.0976° N, 79.2361° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jamestown, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0976&lon=-79.2361&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 14, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139850
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC78FFJ39
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FFJ39

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3067  78/9/16    JAMESTOWN,NY        AERO COMDR 112      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 798
        TIME - 1505                    N4663W              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JAMESTOWN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DOWNSVIEW,CANADA            PITTSBURGH,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           MISCELLANEOUS - SMOKE IN COCKPIT
        FACTOR(S)
           INSTRUMENTS/EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES - COMMUNICATIONS AND NAVIGATION EQUIPMENT: OTHER
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  SMOKE IN COCKPIT
        REMARKS- SHUT DOWN ENGINE DRG FINAL.ODOR OF BURNT RADIO RESISTOR AFTER ACCIDENT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4663W](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4663W), registered now, S/N 13193, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMDR 112
- Registry model: [Rockwell International 112TCA](https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-112tca) (registry code 7630307) (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: Jamestown

## 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 19780916028709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780916028709A), Sep 16, 1978: Rkwell 112, Jamestown, NY, Substantial damage. Shut down engine drg final. Odor of burnt radio resistor after acct.

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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