- Date
- April 27, 1981
- Place
- Crystal River, FL · CRYSTAL RIVER, FL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3779XAero Comdr 100
- Status
- Completed · report June 3, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810427019479A
- Case key
- 126141
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0730 81/4/27 CRYSTAL RIVER,FL AERO COMDR 100 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 37, 25 TOTAL TIME - 1805 N3779X PX- 0 0 0 TRAINING HOURS, 2 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CRYSTAL RIVER DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CRYSTAL RIVER,FL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING REMARKS- PLT LOST SIGHT OF RWY WHILE LEANING FWD & RAISING FLAPS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3779X
- Reported as
- Aero Comdr 100
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Crystal River
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.