# Accident 20180302001379A: Aero Commander 100-180, Dupont, TX, March 2, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 2, 2018, 16:45 local time
- Place: Dupont, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.5200° N, 95.3378° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5200&lon=-95.3378&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3733X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3733X-2021-09-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 100-180 (registry code 0140208, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-100-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMMANDER 100-180
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 166 total, 106 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN18LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA113) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180302001379A

## Narrative

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

N3733X DEPARTED COX FIELD (PRX) AFTER COMPLETING PREFLIGHT CHECK, INCLUDING SUMPING FUEL TWICE AND COMPLETING RUNUP.

APPROXIMATELY ONE MINUTE AFTER LEVELING OFF AT 500 AGL, ENGINE SPUTTERED ONCE AND STOPPED.

AFTER EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD, THE AIRCRAFT HIT TREES BEFORE COMING TO A STOP.

## 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 CEN18LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA113), Mar 2, 2018: Aero Commander 100-180 (N3733X), Deport, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to water contamination of the fuel system. Contributing to the accident was the pilot/owner's inadequate maintenance of the fuel caps.

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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