# NTSB OAK73FVG45: Aero Comdr 100, N3753X, Dorris, CA, February 5, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: February 5, 1973
- Place: Dorris, CA · DORRIS, CA
- Location: 41.9650° N, 121.9204° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dorris, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9650&lon=-121.9204&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 10, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 170036
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK73FVG45
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK73FVG45

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0260   73/2/5    DORRIS,CALIF        AERO COMDR 100      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 1149
        TIME - 1855                    N3753X              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 6 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT -  BUTTE VALLEY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KLAMATH FALLS,OREG          DORRIS,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- HIT UNLIGHTED 25FT HIGH TELFON POLE APRX 3500FT FRM RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3753X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3753X-1976-11-30), registration cancelled 1976-11-30, S/N 5066 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMDR 100
- Registry model: [Aero Commander 100-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-100-180) (registry code 0140208) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport:  Butte Valley

## 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 19730205002379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730205002379A), Feb 5, 1973: Slinds 100A, Dorris, CA, Substantial damage. Hit unlighted 25FT high telfon pole aprx 3500FT frm rwy.

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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