# Accident 19791116033149A: Slinds 100ACMDR, Napa, CA, November 16, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 16, 1979, 20:20 local time
- Place: Napa, CA
- Airport: Gnoss
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.1436° N, 122.5571° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GNOSS FLD (DVO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1436&lon=-122.5571&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3689X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3689X-1982-10-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 100 (registry code 0140202, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-100) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SLINDS 100ACMDR
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 579 total, 74 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX80DVG06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DVG06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791116033149A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOT TOOK OFF AT NIGHT. WENT INTO CLOUDS AT ABOUT 500 FT. FLEW INTO SIDE OF A MOUNTAIN 18 MILES FROM AIRPORT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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.

- [NTSB LAX80DVG06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DVG06), Nov 16, 1979: Aero Comdr 100 (N3689X), Napa, CA, destroyed

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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