- Date
- November 22, 1971
- Place
- Mercury, NV · MERCURY, NV
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N3697XAero Comdr 100
- Status
- Completed · report May 2, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 164425
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3638 71/11/22 MERCURY,NEV AERO COMDR 100 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 43, 320 TIME - 1825 N3697X PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 120 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DESERT ROCK DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP BAKERSFIELD,CALIF LAS VEGAS,NEV TRONA,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT APPROACHING DARKNESS REMARKS- PLT UNSURE OF POS. STALLED IN LOW LEVEL TURN TO FINAL APCH.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3697X
- Reported as
- Aero Comdr 100
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Desert Rock
N3697XRegistration cancelled Jan 12, 2011 · Aero Commander 100Airframe modelAero Commander 100Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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