# NTSB FTW78FA043: Aero Comdr 1121A, N250UA, Flatwoods, LA, April 27, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 27, 1978
- Place: Flatwoods, LA · FLATWOODS, LA
- Location: 31.4027° N, 92.8682° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Flatwoods, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.4027&lon=-92.8682&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report April 16, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 141605
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW78FA043
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FA043

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4470  78/4/27  NR.FLATWOODS,LA       AERO COMDR 1121A    CR-  2  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1548                    N250UA              PX-  0  0  0  CORP/EXEC                 52, 20000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            ALL IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAFAYETTE,LA                TULSA,OK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRFRAME - FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES: ELEVATOR ASSEMBLY,ATTACHMENTS
           AIRFRAME - FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES: HORIZONTAL STABILIZER, ATTACHMENTS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- LOSS OF CONTROL OCCURRED AFTR LEAVING FL230 FOR FL350.GENERAL DISINTEGRATION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N250UA](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N250UA-1982-03-02), registration cancelled 1982-03-02, S/N 121, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMDR 1121A
- Registry model: [Aero Commander 1121A](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-1121a) (registry code 0142006) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo jet
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19780427044619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780427044619A), Apr 27, 1978: Israel 1121A, LA, Destroyed

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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