- Date
- March 6, 1985, 15:00 local (21:00 UTC)
- Place
- Bradley, AR
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N8909QAero Commander S2R
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850306007059A
- Case key
- 33919
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Loss of control - in flight
Weather condition - gustsFactor
In flight collision with terrain/water
Terrain condition - rough/uneven
Directional control - not maintainedCause
Analysis
The plt said that after liftoff the acft encountered a gust of wind and the acft swerved off the airstrip into rough terrain.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8909Q
- Reported as
- Aero Commander S2R
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1579R
- Airframe hours
- 5,387
- Engine
- P&W R1340 AN-1, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Positioning · Part 91
- Registered owner
- John B. Smith
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 18, 1985
- Airport
- runway 18, 2,500 × ft, grass/turf
N8909QRegistration cancelled Sep 13, 2013 · Aero Commander S2RAirframe modelAero Commander S2REngine modelPratt & Whitney R1340 series
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 44
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 8,060 total · 2,060 in this make and model · 8,000 as pilot in command · 50 in the last 90 days · 10 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 100° at 14 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 46 °F, dew point 28 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- TXK, 27 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.