# NTSB FTW81FRA15: Aero Comdr 700, N703SA, Palacios, TX, January 26, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 26, 1981
- Place: Palacios, TX · PALACIOS, TX
- Location: 28.7131° N, 96.2279° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Palacios, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.7131&lon=-96.2279&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 5, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127148
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW81FRA15
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FRA15

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0107  81/1/26    PALACIOS,TX         AERO COMDR 700      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1640                    N703SA              PX-  0  0  3  CORP/EXEC                 31, 3034 TOTAL HOURS, 410
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PALACIOS MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PALACIOS,TX                 HOUSTON,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPERLY SERVICED AIRCRAFT (GROUND CREW)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL GRADE-IMPROPER
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 2 ENGINES
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- SERVICED WITH JET A FUEL.HIT PWR LINE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N703SA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMDR 700
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Palacios 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 19810126001829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810126001829A), Jan 26, 1981: Rkwell 700, Palacios, TX, Substantial damage. Engines quit on takeoff. Crash-landed. Airplane had been serviced with jet a fuel. Pilot failed to check fuel.

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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