Aero Comdr 100 N3692X
12 April 1970 · Grantville, Pennsylvania, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 12 April 1970 at about 16:30 local time, a Aero Comdr 100 registered N3692X, operated by Lanco Flying S, was involved in an accident during in flight near Grantville, Pennsylvania, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Grantville, Pennsylvania, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Aero Comdr 100
- Registration
- N3692X
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Lanco Flying S
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Solo
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Elizabethtown, Pa → Elizabethtown, Pa
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0576
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
PLT WAS TRAINING FOR RECERTIFICATION.ACFT OBSERVED IN WINGS LVL SLOWLY DESCENDING FLT UNTIL IMPACT
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Aero Comdr 100 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Mar 1970 | Aero Comdr 100 | Centreville, Maryland, United States | Central Bucks | No injuries | - |
| 28 Nov 1970 | Aero Comdr 100 | Marianna, Florida, United States | Chipola Aviati | No injuries | - |
| 18 Aug 1970 | Aero Comdr 100 | Glenburn, North Dakota, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 6 Dec 1970 | Aero Comdr 100 | Lake Elmo, Minnesota, United States | Air Metro Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 19 Aug 1970 | Aero Comdr 100 | Flagstaff, Arizona, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 23 Jul 1970 | Aero Comdr 100 | Mt Snow, Vermont, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jan 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Norwood, Massachusetts, United States | E W Wiggins AI | No injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Albany, New York, United States | McIntyre Aviat | No injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1970 | N American SNJ-4 | Dothan, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Ridgely, Maryland, United States | Charles B Todd | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Torrance, California, United States | Sperry Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 1970 | Aeronca 11AC | Butler, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |