- Date
- January 23, 1981
- Place
- Brownsville, TX · BROWNSVILLE, TX
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4385Aero Comdr 560C
- Status
- Completed · report April 10, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810123002749A
- Case key
- 127347
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0286 81/1/23 NR.BROWNSVILLE,TX AERO COMDR 560C CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS PRIVATE, AGE 32, 1915 TIME - 1345 N4385 PX- 0 0 1 TEST TOTAL HOURS, 29 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HOMESTEAD,FL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION DITCHING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER REMARKS- PLT REPORTED ENCOUNTERING SEVERE ELECTRICAL STORM.DITCHED 375MI SE BROWNSVILLE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4385
- Reported as
- Aero Comdr 560C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N4385Registration cancelled Nov 21, 2012 · Aero Commander 560-FAirframe modelAero Commander 560-FEngine modelLycoming IGO-540-B1A
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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.