# NTSB CHI68D0599: Aero Comdr 560A, N2731B, Lexington, KY, February 28, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 28, 1968
- Place: Lexington, KY · LEXINGTON, KY
- Location: 37.9887° N, 84.4777° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lexington, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9887&lon=-84.4777&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 29, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 111834
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI68D0599
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI68D0599

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0330  68/2/28    LEXINGTON,KY        AERO COMDR 560A     CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 1040
        TIME - 2045                    N2731B              PX-  0  0  0  CORP/EXEC                 TOTAL HOURS, 15 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BLUE GRASS FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHECKLIST-FAILED TO USE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2731B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2731B-2012-08-27), registration cancelled 2012-08-27, S/N 231, built 1955 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMDR 560A
- 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: Blue Grass Field

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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