# NTSB FTW69F0411: Aero Comdr 200-D, N2954T, Bogalusa, LA, March 25, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 25, 1969
- Place: Bogalusa, LA · BOGALUSA, LA
- Location: 30.7749° N, 89.8619° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bogalusa, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.7749&lon=-89.8619&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 28, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 191009
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW69F0411
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW69F0411

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0665  69/3/25    BOGALUSA,LA         AERO COMDR 200-D    CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 20, 119
        TIME - 0835                    N2954T              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 13 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CARR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G.
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY RADIO
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  2800
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     LEFT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 293-337 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           52                                                      310
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           12                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- SWERVED LEFT AT LIFTOFF. ABORTED T/O,STRUCK TREES.OVER GROSS WT 190 LBS.AFT CG.50 DEG L X-WIND 12K
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2954T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2954T-1970-12-28), registration cancelled 1970-12-28, S/N 327 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMDR 200-D
- Registry model: [Aero Commander 200D](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-200d) (registry code 0140312) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Carr

## Other investigations on N2954T (1)

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.

- [NTSB MIA68F0272](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA68F0272), Oct 8, 1967: Aero Comdr 200-D (N2954T), Marietta, GA, substantial damage

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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