# Accident 19900121000809A: Slinds 100180, Bastrop, LA, January 21, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 21, 1990, 16:05 local time
- Place: Bastrop, LA
- Airport: Morehouse Memorial Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7695° N, 91.8993° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7695&lon=-91.8993&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3712X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3712X-2012-11-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 100-180 (registry code 0140208, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-100-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SLINDS 100180
- Reported engine: LYC O360A2F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 148 total, 137 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW90LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90LA054) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900121000809A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON CLIMBOUT. TURNING BACK AND LANDING AT AIRPORT STRUCK POLES. FOUND WATER IN FUEL.

## 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 FTW90LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90LA054), Jan 21, 1990: Aero Commander 100-180 (N3712X), Bastrop, LA, destroyed. Probable cause: LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO WATER CONTAMINATION IN THE FUEL. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: INADEQUATE DESIGN OF THE FUEL SYSTEM DRAINS, WHICH PREVENTED AN ADEQUATE PREFLIGHT OF THE FUEL…

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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