Aero Commander 100-180 accident near Satanta, Kansas, January 21, 1990
On January 21, 1990 at about 2:15 pm local time, a Aero Commander 100-180, registered N4022X, was substantially damaged in an accident near Satanta, Kansas (Satanta airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
DIRECTONAL CONTROL WAS NOT MAINTAINED BY THE PILOT IN COMMAND.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made November 2, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- January 21, 1990 · about 2:15 pm local time · cases in 1990
- Place
- Satanta, Kansas · Satanta · cases near this airport · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Aero Commander 100-180 · all 100-180s on the register
- Registration
- N4022X · registry record · serial 5122
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TAKEOFF FROM A FRESHLY, SNOW PLOWED RUNWAY, THE PRIVATE PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL, VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY AND COLLIDED WITH A SNOWBANK.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 450 hours in all; 5 in this make and model
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: unk
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 1,855 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, January 18, 1990
- Maximum gross weight: 2,450 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming O-360-A2F (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: 1KS7 Satanta KS at 2:15 pm
- Destination: Santa Barbara CA
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 21, 3,340 ft by 40 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 300° at 12 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
- Observation at 1:50 pm from GCK, 30 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under N4022X the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
Connections how this case links to the rest of the register
- N4022X on the register today · the tail number may have moved to another aircraft since
- Aero Commander 100 166 registered today · the model family and its accident history
- Aero Commander 709 aircraft on the register
- Engine: Lycoming O-360-A2F 14 aircraft carry this series today · as the NTSB recorded it
- Accidents and incidents in Kansas 1,147 since 1982 · 149 in the last ten years
- Kansas 5,740 aircraft registered
- Other NTSB records under N4022X 1 records · the number may have belonged to another aircraft at the time
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/accident/MKC90LA050.json.
The bigger picture in Aviation Analytics: accidents over time since 1982, by model, by phase of flight and conditions, by place and on the map.
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