Aero Commander ST-R N1783S
7 April 1993 · San Jose, California, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 7 April 1993 at about 17:06 local time, a Aero Commander ST-R registered N1783S, operated by Ag-Rotors, Inc., was involved in an accident near San Jose, California, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 17:06
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- San Jose, California, United States
- Coordinates
- 36.8890, -121.2392
- Aircraft
- Aero Commander ST-R
- Registration
- N1783S
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Ag-Rotors, Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 137: Agricultural
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Hollister → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX93LA167
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED RESULTING IN AN INADVERTENT STALL/SPIN.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE PILOT WAS EXECUTING AN AERIAL APPLICATION PROCEDURE TURN-AROUND WHEN HE INADVERTENTLY ENTERED INTO A STALL AND SPUN TO THE GROUND. THERE WERE NO REPORTED PREEXISTING MALFUNCTION OR FAILURES.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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