Aero Commander 100 N87770
7 April 1997 · Knights Landing, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 7 April 1997 at about 18:30 local time, a Aero Commander 100 registered N87770 was involved in an accident near Knights Landing, California, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 18:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Knights Landing, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Sun Rise Dusters, Inc (NONE)
- Coordinates
- 38.8907, -121.8004
- Aircraft
- Aero Commander 100
- Registration
- N87770
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Concord → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX97LA144
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
the pilot's failure to maintain minimum control airspeed during the approach. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to maintain directional control after landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot was landing for the first time at a 1,500-foot-long duster strip, and stated that because of the shortness of the runway and the potential for automobile cross traffic at the other end, he attempted a short field landing. However, the approach end of the runway had a dirt berm across it and it was hard to judge the height. As he approached the berm he added power to clear it, but the plane stalled about 6 to 7 feet agl and landed hard. It bounced and turned left colliding with a metal storage shed.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Aero Commander 100 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Oct 1997 | Aero Commander 100-180 | Auburn, Nebraska, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 26 Mar 1998 | Aero Commander 100 | Fort Worth, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Apr 1996 | Aero Commander 100-180 | McKenzie, Tennessee, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 May 1996 | Aero Commander 100 | Jesup, Georgia, United States | John T Strickland | No injuries | - |
| 11 Aug 1995 | Aero Commander 100-180 | Ocracoke, North Carolina, United States | Pelican Airways | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Apr 1994 | Aero Commander 100-180 | Steamboat Sprgs, Colorado, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Aug 1997 | Airbus A300 B4-203 | Los Angeles, California, United States | Pan American World Airways, In | No injuries | - |
| 15 Aug 1997 | Bell UH-1H | Tahoe City, California, United States | Usda / Forest Service | Minor injuries | - |
| 11 Oct 1997 | Cessna 152 | Julian, California, United States | Plus One Flyers, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Oct 1997 | Schweizer 2-32 | Warner Springs, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 12 Oct 1997 | Bellanca 7ECA | Tracy, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 26 Oct 1997 | Extra Flugzeugbau EA-300 | Castaic, California, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |