# Accident 20201013017599A: Aero Commander 100, Orange Springs, FL, October 13, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 13, 2020, 20:14 local time
- Place: Orange Springs, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.4736° N, 81.9921° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.4736&lon=-81.9921&mi=10
- Aircraft: N631PF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N631PF-2022-01-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 100 (registry code 0140202, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-100) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMMANDER 100
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320A2B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA21LA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA020) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201013017599A

## Narrative

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

ON 10/13/2020 AT APPROXIMATELY 7:30 PM THE STUDENT PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DEPARTED 95TH AVENUE AIR STRIP (FD02) FOR A PLEASURE FLIGHT. AT APPROXIMATELY 7:47PM THE STUDENT PILOT CALLED FAMILY, CONCERNED OF LOW FUEL AND REQUESTING LIGHTS FROM CARS TO ILLUMINATE THE AIR STRIP, AS HE WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE IT. AT 8:14PM, FAMILY CALLED PILOTS CELL PHONE AND IT WENT DIRECTLY TO VOICE MAIL. AIRCRAFT AND PILOT WERE FOUND THE NEXT MORNING INVERTED, PARTIALLY SUBMERGED IN A SWAMP 5 MILES SE OF AIRSTRIP. THE AIRCRAFT A 1968 S/N 189 AERO COMMANDER 100 COULD NOT BE RECOVERED. STUDENT PILOT CERTIFICATE, (280HRS REPORTED), DATED 4/27/2018 WAS EXPIRED, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## 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 ERA21LA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA020), Oct 14, 2020: Aero Commander 100 (N631PF), Citra, FL, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The student pilot’s inadequate preflight planning likely due to impairment from ethanol, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. Contributing was his improper decision…

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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