# Accident 19911005044899A: Slinds 100ACMDR, Carrabelle, FL, October 5, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 5, 1991, 13:15 local time
- Place: Carrabelle, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.8405° N, 84.6696° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.8405&lon=-84.6696&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3673X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3673X-2018-01-23) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 498 total, 248 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA92FA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA92FA004) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911005044899A

## Narrative

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

FLEW INTO THUNDERSTROM AREA. LOST CONTROL AND CRASHED. VFR PILOT,UNAIRWORTHY AIRCRAFT.NO GYROS. NO WEATHER BRIEFING

## 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 MIA92FA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA92FA004), Oct 5, 1991: Aero Commander 100 (N3673X), Carrabelle, FL, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE NON INSTRUMENT-RATED PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S DECISION TO CONTINUE FLIGHT INTO KNOWN INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (THUNDERSTORM) AND FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED (VSO) WHILE MANEUVERING.…

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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