CHI78FEC04

NTSB accident investigation · Aero Comdr 100 · Fraser, MI · November 3, 1977

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
November 3, 1977
Place
Fraser, MI · FRASER, MI
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N3697XAero Comdr 100
Status
Completed · report November 29, 1977
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19771103033199A
Case key
145314

From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.

On this page

NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3031   77/11/3   FRASER, MI          AERO COMDR 100      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 147
        TIME - 1745                    N3697X              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 26 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MCKINLEY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FRASER, MI                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: ABORTED
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY

Aircraft

Registration
N3697X
Reported as
Aero Comdr 100
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Mckinley

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.

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.

Other investigations on N3697X · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.