# Accident 19800927044289A: Slinds 100ACMDR, Taft, CA, September 27, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 27, 1980, 10:20 local time
- Place: Taft, CA
- Airport: Taft-Kern Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1417° N, 119.4378° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at TAFT-KERN COUNTY (L17), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1417&lon=-119.4378&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4172X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4172X-2018-01-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 100 (registry code 0140202, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-100) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SLINDS 100ACMDR
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 332 total, 103 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX80FVA68](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FVA68) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800927044289A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT HIT DUST DEVIL AS IT WAS ABOUT TO TOUCH DOWN CAUSING HARD LANDING.

## 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 LAX80FVA68](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FVA68), Sep 27, 1980: Aero Comdr 100 (N4172X), Taft, CA, substantial damage

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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