# NTSB investigations: Aero Commander 100, CA

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 LAX97LA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA144.md): Aero Commander 100 · Knights Landing, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 7, 1997 · N87770 · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's failure to maintain minimum control airspeed during the approach. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to maintain directional control after landing.
- [NTSB LAX94FA211](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94FA211.md): Aero Commander 100 · Ocotillo Wells, CA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · May 4, 1994 · N3661X · Destroyed
  > the failure of the pilot to maintain flying speed after experiencing a partial power failure while maneuvering. A factor in the accident was the failure of the pilot to drain accumulated water from the aircraft fuel system during the preflight inspection.
- [NTSB LAX83LA452](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA452.md): Aero Commander 100 · Palm Springs, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 20, 1983 · N3636X · Substantial damage
  > While en route, the plt encountered deteriorating wx. He was an instrument plt, but had chosen not to file & fly under IFR due to terrain, wx, low performance of the acft & lack of pitot heat. The plt noted a ceiling at 5500 ft MSL when he crossed banning…
- [NTSB LAX80FVA68](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FVA68.md): Aero Comdr 100 · Taft, CA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Sep 27, 1980 · N4172X · Substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX80DVG06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DVG06.md): Aero Comdr 100 · Napa, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Nov 16, 1979 · N3689X · Destroyed
- [NTSB LAX73DVM03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73DVM03.md): Aero-Comdr 100 · Niland, CA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Aug 25, 1972 · N5550M · Substantial damage

## 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."eventStateOrRegion" = 'CA' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA'
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('0140202'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

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

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