# NTSB CHI79DEE54: Aero Comdr 112A, N112BA, Monee, IL, March 18, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 18, 1979
- Place: Monee, IL · MONEE, IL
- Location: 41.4180° N, 87.7504° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Monee, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4180&lon=-87.7504&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 4, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137542
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI79DEE54
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79DEE54

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0606  79/3/18  NR.MONEE,IL           AERO COMDR 112A     CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 56, 452
        TIME - 1530                    N112BA              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 179 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SANGER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         MONEE,IL                     LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          SCATTERED                                                UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     RIGHT CROSS WIND 068-112 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           68                                                      160
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           13                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N112BA](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N112BA), registered now, S/N 164, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMDR 112A
- Registry model: [Aero Commander 112](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-112) (registry code 0144701) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Sanger

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19790318007719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790318007719A), Mar 18, 1979: Rkwell 112A, Monee, IL, Substantial damage. Pilots first flight since last fall. On landing he drifted into soft area along the side of the runway.

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.

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