# NTSB SEA71FWD26: Aero Comdr 100, N3768X, Vashon Isl, WA, January 3, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: January 3, 1971
- Place: Vashon Isl, WA · VASHON ISL, WA
- Location: 47.4290° N, 122.4782° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Vashon Island, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4290&lon=-122.4782&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 24, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 159982
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA71FWD26
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA71FWD26

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0469   71/1/3    VASHON ISL,WASH     AERO COMDR 100      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 37, 286
        TIME - 1500                    N3768X              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - VASHON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          VASHON ISL,WASH             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRFRAME ICE
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- L/O 65-70 MPH,LWRD NOSE,UN INCREASE A/S OR ALT.CONSIDERABLE FROZEN WATER DROPLETS FOUND ON WING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3768X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3768X-1991-08-21), registration cancelled 1991-08-21, S/N 260 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMDR 100
- Registry model: [Aero Commander 100](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-100) (registry code 0140202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Vashon

## Other investigations on N3768X (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA87LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87LA101), May 24, 1987: Aero Commander AC-100 (N3768X), Alderwood Manor, WA, substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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