# Accident 20011110029949A: Aero Commander 100, Hillman, MN, November 10, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 10, 2001, 10:30 local time
- Place: Hillman, MN
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.0001° N, 93.8795° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.0001&lon=-93.8795&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3761X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3761X-2002-05-16) (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)
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI02LA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA030) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011110029949A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT TOOK-OFF TO THE SOUTH FROM GRASS STRIP. PILOT AND 2 PASSENGERS WERE ON BOARD WITH APPROXIMATELY 35 GALLONS OF FUEL. PASSENGER WEIGHTS WERE 200 POUNDS EACH. PILOT WEIGHT 170 POUNDS. AIRCRAFT WEIGHT AND BALANCE WAS CHECKED AND FOUND TO BE WITHIN LIMITS. AIRCRAFT REACHED 30-50 FEET, RIGHT WING STALLED. PILOT TRIED TO CORRECT BY ADDING LEFT AILERON AND PUTTING NOSE DOWN SLIGHTLY. RIGHT WING STRUCK GROUND AND AIRCRAFT SPUN TO RIGHT ENDING UP IN A PLOWED FIELD. AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. (.19) ON NOVEMBER 10, 2001, AT 1030 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, AN AERO COMMANDER 100, N3761X, PILOTED BY A PRIVATE PILOT, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT IMPACTED THE GROUND AFTER TAKEOFF FROM A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP NEAR HILLMAN, MINNESOTA. THE NORTH-SOUTH ORIENTED TURF RUNWAY IS ABOUT 2,200 FEET LONG AND 75 FEET WIDE, AND THE TAKEOFF WAS MADE TO THE SOUTH. THE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATING IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS AND WAS NOT ON A FLIGHT PLAN. THE PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS REVEIVED MINOR INJURIES. THE LOCAL FLIGHT WAS ORIGINATING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 CHI02LA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA030), Nov 10, 2001: Aero Commander 100 (N3761X), Hillman, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The inadvertent stall by the pilot. Factors were the tailwind, and the improper decision of the pilot to takeoff with a tailwind.

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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