CHI66D0198

NTSB accident investigation · Aero Cmdr 680F · Indianapolis, IN · September 7, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 7, 1965
Place
Indianapolis, IN · INDIANAPOLIS, IN
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N6144XAero Cmdr 680F
Status
Completed · report October 13, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
175995

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2480   65/9/7    INDIANAPOLIS IND    AERO CMDR 680F      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1000                    N6144X              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  AGE 36, 3482 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            465 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WEIR COOK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - RETRACTED GEAR PREMATURELY

Aircraft

Registration
N6144X
Reported as
Aero Cmdr 680F
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Weir Cook

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.