# Accident 20130615012669A: Aero Commander 685, Victoria, TX, June 15, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 15, 2013, 09:47 local time
- Place: Victoria, TX
- Airport: Victoria Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.8444° N, 96.9047° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.8444&lon=-96.9047&mi=10
- Aircraft: N74CP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N74CP-2015-05-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 685 (registry code 0141612, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-685) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental GTSIO-520-C (registry code 17035, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-gtsio-520-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMMANDER 685
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR GTSIO-520-K1B
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 3
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 9,238 total, 28 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN13FA352](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13FA352) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130615012669A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN13FA352](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13FA352), Jun 15, 2013: Aero Commander 685 (N74CP), Victoria, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: Maintenance personnel's failure to secure the left engine idler pin during overhaul, which resulted in a catastrophic engine failure and subsequent forced landing.

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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