# NTSB Accident ATL92LA177
> **AIR COMMAND COMMANDER** · 1992-09-04 · MARS HILL, NC, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ATL92LA177
- **Event ID:** 20001211X15592
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1992-09-04
- **Location:** MARS HILL, NC, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.819023, -82.549995
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** AIR COMMAND
- **Model:** COMMANDER
- **Registration:** N4235X
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

THE PILOT'S PREMATURE ROTATION BEFORE SUFFICIENT ROTOR SPEED HAD BEEN ATTAINED TO SUPPORT FLIGHT. A FACTOR WAS THE ROUGH SOD AIRSTRIP.

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