# NTSB IAD77FKW29: Aero Comdr 100, N3681X, Clifton, TN, September 6, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: September 6, 1977
- Place: Clifton, TN · CLIFTON, TN
- Location: 35.3773° N, 87.9912° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clifton, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3773&lon=-87.9912&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 2 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 26, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 145100
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD77FKW29
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77FKW29

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2709   77/9/6    CLIFTON,TN          AERO COMDR 100      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 30, 100
        TIME - 0330                    N3681X              PX-  0  1  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 40 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HASSEL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CLIFTON,TN                  MONROE,LA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        REMARKS- FLAPS FULL DOWN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3681X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3681X-1977-10-31), registration cancelled 1977-10-31, S/N 324 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMDR 100
- Registry model: [Aero Commander 100](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-100) (registry code 0140202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Hassel

## 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 19770906027269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770906027269A), Sep 6, 1977: Slinds 100ACMDR, Clifton, TN, Destroyed. Flaps full down.

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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