- Date
- January 31, 1975
- Place
- Simmesport, LA · SIMMESPORT, LA
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4018XAero Comdr 100
- Status
- Completed · report March 19, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750131002729A
- Case key
- 148011
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0266 75/1/31 SIMMESPORT,LA AERO COMDR 100 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE UNK/NR, 165 TIME - 1530 N4018X PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BACON DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HAMMOND,LA SIMMESPORT,LA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION REMARKS- HIGH GRASS ON RWY.RAN OFF SIDE,HIT DITCH.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4018X
- Reported as
- Aero Comdr 100
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Bacon
N4018XRegistration cancelled Jun 21, 2017 · Aero Commander 100-180Airframe modelAero Commander 100-180Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.