# NTSB FTW79DQG38: Aero Comdr 100, N3890X, Canadian, TX, May 22, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: May 22, 1979
- Place: Canadian, TX · CANADIAN, TX
- Location: 35.9097° N, 100.3839° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Canadian, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9097&lon=-100.3839&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 21, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135854
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW79DQG38
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DQG38

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1688  79/5/22    CANADIAN,TX         AERO COMDR 100      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 22, 113
        TIME - 2030                    N3890X              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 18 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PRIVATE STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CANADIAN,TX                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        REMARKS- COLLIDE W TOP WIRE OF FENCE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3890X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3890X-2013-04-02), registration cancelled 2013-04-02, S/N 195, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMDR 100
- Registry model: [Aero Commander 100](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-100) (registry code 0140202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Private Strip

## 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 19790522017469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790522017469A), May 22, 1979: Slinds 100ACMDR, Canadian, TX, Substantial damage. Pilot attempted takeoff from short strip and hit fence at end of runway resulting in crash.

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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