Aero Commander 100 N3798X

Summary

On 1 November 1987 at about 19:30 local time, a Aero Commander 100 registered N3798X was involved in an accident near Moultrie, Georgia, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

1 November 1987 at 19:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Moultrie, Georgia, United States

Nearest airport

Private

Coordinates

31.1593, -83.7695

Aircraft

Aero Commander 100

Registration

N3798X

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL88LA027

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PLT TOOK OFF TO THE NORTH AT THE PRIVATE, SOD AIRSTRIP. HE RPTD THAT THE ACFT BEGAN TO 'DROP' SHORTLY AFTER LIFTOFF. HE THEN ATTEMPTED TO ARREST THE DESCENT BY INCREASING THE NOSE-UP PITCH ANGLE, AND THE ACFT 'BEGAN TO STALL'. HE ABORTED THE TAKEOFF AND PUT THE ACFT BACK ONTO THE RWY. THE ACFT RAN OFF THE RWY END INTO SOFT SAND AND COLLAPSED THE NOSE GEAR. HE NOTED THAT THE WIND VELOCITY WAS VARIABLE AT THE TIME.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.