- Date
- July 27, 1985, 11:45 local (15:45 UTC)
- Place
- Chesapeake, OH
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N100HAAero Commander 680-FP
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850727034099A
- Case key
- 6628
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
As near as can be determined, this was the plt's second flt since obtaining his multi engine rating and third flt since obtaining his com'l plt certificate from a designated p.e. the acft was observed to depart lawrence co. arpt and upon reaching a point over the rwy end, an engine started making a popping sound. The plt radioed on UNICOM that he was having trouble with the acft. The acft climbed to an estimated 500 ft and a left turn away from the Ohio river and toward the hills was started. Witnesses observed acft porpoise in flt and said that at least once it sounded as if both engines quit momentarily then restarted. Then acft rolled into left bank and struck trees on ridgetop.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N100HA
- Reported as
- Aero Commander 680-FP
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 680F-1184-96
- Airframe hours
- 3,484
- Engine
- Lycoming IGSO-540-B1A, 380 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Mcsweeney'S Mill And Mine Serv
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 11, 1985 · 7 hours before
- Departed
- HTW · Chesapeake, OH
- Destination
- CMH · Columbus, OH
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 35
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 30° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F, dew point 63 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- HTS, 5 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.