# NTSB CHI66F0434: Aero Cmdr 560-A, N2764B, Valparaiso, IN, October 12, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 12, 1965
- Place: Valparaiso, IN · VALPARAISO, IN
- Location: 41.4798° N, 87.0523° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Valparaiso, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4798&lon=-87.0523&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 6, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 175359
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI66F0434
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66F0434

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3402  65/10/12   VALPARAISO IND      AERO CMDR 560-A     CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 47, 3500
        TIME - 1230                    N2764B              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 300 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PORTER COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2764B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2764B-2014-09-25), registration cancelled 2014-09-25, S/N 264, built 1955 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO CMDR 560-A
- Registry model: [Aero Commander 560-A](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-560-a) (registry code 0141404) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming GO-480 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-go-480-series) (registry code 41527, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Porter County

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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