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| Date: | Monday 14 August 1972 |
| Time: | 10:10 |
| Type: |  Rockwell Aero Commander 690 |
| Owner/operator: | North American Rockwell, Inc. |
| Registration: | N1NR |
| MSN: | 11024 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Wellsburg, WV -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Greater Pittsburgh International Airport, Pennsylvania |
| Greater Pittsburgh International Airport, Pennsylvania | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
N1NR departed the Greater Pittsburgh International Airport, Pennsylvania, at 11:01 EDT, on a company-scheduled training flight.
The flight requested and reported reaching 12,500 feet. At approximately 11:10, Greater Pittsburgh Departure Control reported loss of radar and radio contact with the aircraft.
The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the loss of aircraft control in a stall maneuver, for reasons unknown, from which recovery was not accomplished.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Feb-2008 12:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 25-Feb-2020 08:17 | harro | Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
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