# NTSB CHI66D0198: Aero Cmdr 680F, N6144X, Indianapolis, IN, September 7, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 7, 1965
- Place: Indianapolis, IN · INDIANAPOLIS, IN
- Location: 39.7684° N, 86.1580° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Indianapolis, IN, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7684&lon=-86.1580&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 13, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 175995
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI66D0198
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66D0198

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6144X-1994-01-13), registration cancelled 1994-01-13, S/N 680F94516 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO CMDR 680F
- Registry model: [Aero Commander 680-F](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-680-f) (registry code 0141606) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Weir Cook

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.

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