- Date
- May 23, 1976
- Place
- Shipman, VA · SHIPMAN, VA
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N3888XAero Comdr 100
- Status
- Completed · report June 16, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760523012409A
- Case key
- 154675
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2300 76/5/23 SHIPMAN,VA AERO COMDR 100 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 41, 5053 TIME - 1725 N3888X PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 111 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SHIPMAN,VA COLUMBUS,OH TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,ALTITUDE OR CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND REMARKS- TKOF FM SOD FLD WITH QUARTERING TAILWIND.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3888X
- Reported as
- Aero Comdr 100
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N3888XRegistration cancelled Dec 22, 2014 · Aero Commander 100Airframe modelAero Commander 100Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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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.