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NTSB accident investigation · Aero Cmdr 560 · Bruceton Mills, WV · January 3, 1964

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
January 3, 1964
Place
Bruceton Mills, WV · BRUCETON MILLS, WV
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N8239DAero Cmdr 560
Status
Completed · report January 8, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
124225

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0104   64/1/3    BRUCETON MILLS WV   AERO CMDR 560       CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 0600                    N8239D              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            39, 8879 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            1650 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT SUFFERED HEART ATTACK
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT

Aircraft

Registration
N8239D
Reported as
Aero Cmdr 560
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.