# NTSB MKC68F0278: Aero Comdr 200-E, N4001X, Augusta, KS, August 11, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 11, 1967
- Place: Augusta, KS · AUGUSTA, KS
- Location: 37.6980° N, 96.9732° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Augusta, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6980&lon=-96.9732&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report December 27, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 114776
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC68F0278
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC68F0278

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3975  67/8/11    AUGUSTA,KANS        AERO COMDR 200-E    CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0955                    N4001X              PX-  0  0  0  EXPERIMENTATION           AGE 44, 13590 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 0 IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - AUGUSTA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        REMARKS- EXPERIMENTAL ACFT ROLLED UNCONTROLLABLY TO THE LEFT ON LIFT OFF ON 1ST FLIGHT.RWY 3400FT 50FT WIDE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4001X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4001X-1970-01-14), registration cancelled 1970-01-14, S/N 384, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMDR 200-E
- Registry model: [Aero Commander T-200E](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-t-200e) (registry code 0140412) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Augusta

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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