# NTSB MIA72DKJ63: Aero Comdr Thrush, N8974Q, Pell City, AL, May 23, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 23, 1972
- Place: Pell City, AL · PELL CITY, AL
- Location: 33.5603° N, 86.2636° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pell City, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5603&lon=-86.2636&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 23, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 117915
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA72DKJ63
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA72DKJ63

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4130  72/5/23    PELL CITY, ALA      AERO COMDR THRUSH   CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 150
        TIME - 1200                    N8974Q              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 4 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ST CLAIR COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ALBANY,GA                   HARDY,IOWA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- ACFT VEERED R,L WING LEADING EDGE AND TAILWHEEL DMGD DRG RWY CTC.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8974Q](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8974Q), registered now, S/N 1644R, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMDR THRUSH
- Registry model: [Aero Commander S2R](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-s2r) (registry code 0143022) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R1340 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (registry code 52016, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: St Clair County

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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