SEA73DYI05

NTSB accident investigation · Aero Comdr 100 · Burns, OR · October 7, 1972

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 7, 1972
Place
Burns, OR · BURNS, OR
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N4115XAero Comdr 100
Status
Completed · report March 5, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
168517

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2707   72/10/7   BURNS,OREG          AERO COMDR 100      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 53, 323
        TIME - 1300                    N4115X              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 73 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - AIRPLANE FLATS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BURNS,OREG                  SANDY,OREG
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: WHEELS,TIRES,AXLES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- ROCKS OFF SIDE OF RWY.

Aircraft

Registration
N4115X
Reported as
Aero Comdr 100
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Airplane Flats

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.