# NTSB MKC75FCG29: Aero Comdr 100, N4048X, Odessa, MO, January 14, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: January 14, 1975
- Place: Odessa, MO · ODESSA, MO
- Location: 38.9994° N, 93.9664° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Odessa, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9994&lon=-93.9664&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 7, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147019
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC75FCG29
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75FCG29

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0040  75/1/14    ODESSA,MO           AERO COMDR 100      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 55, 2910
        TIME - 1600                    N4048X              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 9 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAMONI,IA                   INDEPENDENCE,MO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL)
           POWERPLANT - EXHAUST SYSTEM: MUFFLERS
           POWERPLANT - EXHAUST SYSTEM: STACKS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- EX TAIL PIPE,PART OBSTRUCTED.INTERNAL MUFFLER BAFFLE BURNED,LOOSE.AD 73-1-1 PART 2 NOT C/W.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4048X](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4048X), registered now, S/N 5101, built 1969 (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)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19750114000429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750114000429A), Jan 14, 1975: Slinds 100180, Odessa, MO, Substantial damage. Ex tail pipe,part obstructed. Internal muffler baffle burned,loose.AD 73-1-1 part 2 not c/w.

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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