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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Aero Commander 685 · Victoria, TX · June 15, 2013

Date: June 15, 2013 · 09:47 local
Place: Victoria, TX
Airport: Victoria Regional
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N74CP
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN13FA352
Reported as: Aero Commander 685
Reported engine: Continental GTSIO-520-K1B
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 3
Pilot’s certificate: Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours: 9,238 total28 in this make and model3 in the last 90 days

N74CPRegistration cancelled May 18, 2015 · Aero Commander 685S/N 12061 · Built 1974 Airframe modelAero Commander 685 Engine modelContinental GTSIO-520-CReciprocating

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What happened

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Aircraft departed runway 13L at Victoria Regional Airport (vct) and lost substantial power on both engines immediately after rotation. The pilot was unable to maintain airspeed and altitude and turned left towards an open field east of the airport. The aircraft landed hard in the field - nose down and left wing low - collapsing the landing gear. The aircraft slid 370? To a stop, striking the right propeller on the ground. The aircraft pivoted more than 90 degrees to the right before stopping. All three persons on board received serious injuries. The aircraft sustained substantial damage. Cause of the dual-engine power loss could not be determined as of the writing of this report.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY 13L AT VICTORIA REGIONAL AIRPORT (VCT) AND LOST SUBSTANTIAL POWER ON BOTH ENGINES IMMEDIATELY AFTER ROTATION. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED AND ALTITUDE AND TURNED LEFT TOWARDS AN OPEN FIELD EAST OF THE AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD IN THE FIELD - NOSE DOWN AND LEFT WING LOW - COLLAPSING THE LANDING GEAR. THE AIRCRAFT SLID 370? TO A STOP, STRIKING THE RIGHT PROPELLER ON THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT PIVOTED MORE THAN 90 DEGREES TO THE RIGHT BEFORE STOPPING. ALL THREE PERSONS ON BOARD RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. CAUSE OF THE DUAL-ENGINE POWER LOSS COULD NOT BE DETERMINED AS OF THE WRITING OF THIS REPORT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN13FA352Accident · Serious injuriesField investigationFinal reportVictoria, TXMaintenance personnel's failure to secure the left engine idler pin during overhaul, which resulted in a catastrophic engine failure and subsequent forced landing.Jun 15, 2013 · Substantial damage