# NTSB FTW80DRJ18: Aero-Comdr 100, N3795X, Mt.Pleasant, TX, May 5, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 5, 1980
- Place: Mt.Pleasant, TX · MT.PLEASANT, TX
- Location: 33.1582° N, 94.9745° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mount Pleasant, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1582&lon=-94.9745&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 24, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131222
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW80DRJ18
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DRJ18

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0575   80/5/5    MT.PLEASANT,TX      AERO-COMDR 100      CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 60, 18 TOTAL
        TIME - 1550                    N3795X              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MT.PLEASANT MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MT.PLEASANT,TX              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- INITIAL SOLO FLIGHT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3795X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3795X-2014-10-02), registration cancelled 2014-10-02, S/N 292, built 1968 (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: Mt.Pleasant Muni

## 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 19800505012069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800505012069A), May 5, 1980: Slinds 100ACMDR, Mount Pleasant, TX, Substantial damage. Student on first solo lost directional control of airplane on takeoff roll. Made 180 degree turn. Nosed up.

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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