# Accident 19741223041379A: Rkwell 560, Lees Summit, MO, December 23, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 23, 1974
- Place: Lees Summit, MO
- Airport: Mccomas
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Location: 38.9108° N, 94.3822° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lee's Summit, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9108&lon=-94.3822&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2730B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2730B-2009-10-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 560 (registry code 0141402, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-560) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming GO-480 series (registry code 41527, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-go-480-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RKWELL 560
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 281 total, 14 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC75FCG25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75FCG25) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741223041379A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

GR SYS,HYD ACCUMULATOR DIAPHRAGM RUPTURED.GR SAFE MICRO SWITCH INOP,STAYED ON INDICATED DWN.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MKC75FCG25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75FCG25), Dec 23, 1974: Aero Comdr 560 (N2730B), Lees Summit, MO, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2730B (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19750212004189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750212004189A), Feb 12, 1975: Rkwell 560 (N2730B), Leawood, KS, Substantial damage. Noticed ice,increased spd on final apch. Lost ctl in flare.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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