# NTSB investigations: Aero Commander 100: Loss of control - in flight

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB NYC07LA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07LA175.md): Aero Commander 100 · Collegeville, PA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 25, 2007 · N3900X · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate recovery from a bounced landing.
- [NTSB IAD05LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD05LA003.md): Aero Commander 100 · Pittsburgh, PA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 12, 2004 · N81DC · Substantial damage
  > The delayed remedial action by the flight instructor.
- [NTSB CHI02LA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA030.md): Aero Commander 100 · Hillman, MN · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 10, 2001 · N3761X · Substantial damage
  > The inadvertent stall by the pilot. Factors were the tailwind, and the improper decision of the pilot to takeoff with a tailwind.
- [NTSB LAX00LA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA128.md): Aero Commander 100 · Buckeye, AZ · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 16, 2000 · N3896X · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper judgment and his failure to maintain clearance from the ground. A factor was the pilot's lack of recent experience.
- [NTSB ATL88LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88LA027.md): Aero Commander 100 · Moultrie, GA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 1, 1987 · N3798X · Substantial damage
  > The plt took off to the north at the private, sod airstrip. He rptd that the acft began to 'drop' shortly after liftoff. He then attempted to arrest the descent by increasing the nose-up pitch angle, and the acft 'began to stall'. He aborted the takeoff and…
- [NTSB MIA86LA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA86LA137.md): Rockwell 100 · Ft.Lauderdale, FL · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 27, 1986 · N3789X · Substantial damage
  > The acft was stolen by a 17 year old non-pilot rated male. While taxiing on a taxiway the acft was reported to be fish tailing before it ran off the taxiway and became airborne. When the acft touched down it bounced aprx 10 ft into the air and performed a…
- [NTSB DEN85LA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85LA170.md): Rockwell Aerocommander 112 · Landers, WY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 22, 1985 · N37775 · Destroyed
  > On June 22, 1985, a Rockwell aerocommander 112 impacted the ground immediately after takeoff. The density alt was 7700 ft. after takeoff the plt realized the acft would not clear a ridgetop. The acft began to descend & was maneuvered to land on level terrain.…
- [NTSB DEN83FTA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83FTA01.md): Aero Commander 100 · Red Lodge, MT · Accident · Serious injuries · Final report · Oct 17, 1982 · N5539M · Destroyed
  > After takeoff, the aircraft lost airspeed and started an uninitiated descent. The pilot was unable to power out of it and the aircraft contacted two buildings and a fence before stopping in an open field. The winds were from 200 degrees at 30 KTS, gusting to…

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('0140202')
    AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND o.aircrafts_position = x.position AND o."occurrenceNumber" = 1 AND o."occurrenceCode" = 250))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=0140202&occurrence=250

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