# Accident 19920904037409A: Amtr COMMANDER503, Mars Hill, NC, September 4, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 4, 1992, 16:30 local time
- Place: Mars Hill, NC
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.8190° N, 82.5500° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8190&lon=-82.5500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4235X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4235X-2013-07-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rhodes Colin S AIR COMMAND (registry code 13027LM, https://openairdocs.org/model/rhodes-colin-s-air-command) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR COMMANDER503
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 20 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL92LA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92LA177) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920904037409A

## Narrative

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

EARLY LIFT OFF DUE ROUGH STRIP CAUSED MAIN ROTORS TO STRIKE PROPELLER AND SUBSEQUENT CRASH. ROTOR RPM TOO SLOW.

## 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 ATL92LA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92LA177), Sep 4, 1992: Air Command Commander (N4235X), Mars Hill, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S PREMATURE ROTATION BEFORE SUFFICIENT ROTOR SPEED HAD BEEN ATTAINED TO SUPPORT FLIGHT. A FACTOR WAS THE ROUGH SOD AIRSTRIP.

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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