# NTSB OAK72FVW19: Aero Comdr 100, N3697X, Mercury, NV, November 22, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 22, 1971
- Place: Mercury, NV · MERCURY, NV
- Location: 36.6605° N, 115.9945° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mercury, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6605&lon=-115.9945&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 2, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 164425
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK72FVW19
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK72FVW19

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3638  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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3697X-2011-01-12), registration cancelled 2011-01-12, S/N 334, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMDR 100
- Registry model: [Aero Commander 100](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-100) (registry code 0140202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Desert Rock

## Other investigations on N3697X (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 CHI78FEC04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEC04), Nov 3, 1977: Aero Comdr 100 (N3697X), Fraser, MI, substantial damage

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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