# NTSB NYC80DNC19: Aero Comdr 100, N9877, Cornwall, VT, April 15, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 15, 1980
- Place: Cornwall, VT · CORNWALL, VT
- Location: 43.9609° N, 73.2104° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cornwall, VT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.9609&lon=-73.2104&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 18, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130763
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC80DNC19
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80DNC19

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0922  80/4/15    CORNWALL,VT         AERO COMDR 100      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 37, 1020
        TIME - 1415                    N9877               PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 80 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PEET
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CORNWALL,VT                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- PLT ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF ON WET SOD STRIP. GEAR SUNK INTO SOD AND COLLAPSED.GASCOLATER BROKE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N9877 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMDR 100
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Peet

## 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 19800415008929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800415008929A), Apr 15, 1980: Slinds 100ACMDR, Cornwall, VT, Destroyed. Pilot attempted takeoff from muddy runway. He aborted and nose wheel broke off during attempt to stop.

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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