- Date
- December 24, 1971
- Place
- Deming, NM · DEMING, NM
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N4127XAero-Comdr 100
- Status
- Completed · report August 24, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 164839
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4502 71/12/24 DEMING,N MEX AERO-COMDR 100 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 30, 179 TIME - 0818 N4127X PX- 0 0 4 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 159 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DEMING,N MEX LAKE HAVASU CTY,ARIZ TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN NOSE OVER/DOWN TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- ATMTD TKOF ON RD,HIT SANDY SPOT,LOST CTL,L WNG HIT 10FT HIGH PLANT,ACFT NSD OVER.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4127X
- Reported as
- Aero-Comdr 100
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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