- Date
- May 24, 1981
- Place
- Walkerton, IN · WALKERTON, IN
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N272GDAero Comdr 560
- Status
- Completed · report June 10, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810524027839A
- Case key
- 126230
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0853 81/5/24 NR.WALKERTON,IN AERO COMDR 560 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1901 N272GD PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 40, 2600 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 UNK/NR IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PRIVATE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WALKERTON,IN LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
Aircraft
- Registration
- N272GD
- Reported as
- Aero Comdr 560
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Private
N272GDRegistration cancelled Oct 23, 2013 · Aero Commander 560Airframe modelAero Commander 560Engine modelLycoming GO-480 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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