# NTSB MIA77FLG08: Aero Comdr 100, N4046X, Georgetown, SC, January 23, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 23, 1977
- Place: Georgetown, SC · GEORGETOWN, SC
- Location: 33.3724° N, 79.2808° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Georgetown, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3724&lon=-79.2808&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 18, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156923
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA77FLG08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77FLG08

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0851  77/1/23    GEORGETOWN,SC       AERO COMDR 100      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 350
        TIME - 1200                    N4046X              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 75 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GEORGETOWN COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          JOHNS ISLAND,SC             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER                       TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: BLADES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- SEVERE VIBRATION AFTER PROP BLADE SEPARATION CAUSED IN-FLT FAILURE OF NOSE GEAR & ENG MOUNT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4046X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4046X-1977-03-09), registration cancelled 1977-03-09, S/N 5146 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMDR 100
- Registry model: [Aero Commander 100-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-100-180) (registry code 0140208) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Georgetown 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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.