# NTSB FTW75DRD32: Aero Comdr 100, N4018X, Simmesport, LA, January 31, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 31, 1975
- Place: Simmesport, LA · SIMMESPORT, LA
- Location: 30.9811° N, 91.8143° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Simmesport, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.9811&lon=-91.8143&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 19, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148011
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW75DRD32
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75DRD32

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4018X-2017-06-21), registration cancelled 2017-06-21, S/N 5118, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMDR 100
- Registry model: [Aero Commander 100-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-100-180) (registry code 0140208) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Bacon

## 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 19750131002729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750131002729A), Jan 31, 1975: Slinds 100180, Simmesport, LA, Substantial damage. High grass on rwy. Ran off side,hit ditch.

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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