# NTSB CHI69F0304: Aero Comdr 680, N6861S, Kalamazoo, MI, October 8, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 8, 1968
- Place: Kalamazoo, MI · KALAMAZOO, MI
- Location: 42.2752° N, 85.5885° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kalamazoo, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2752&lon=-85.5885&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 23, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 107936
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI69F0304
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI69F0304

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3694   68/10/8   KALAMAZOO,MICH      AERO COMDR 680      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 965
        TIME - 1505                    N6861S              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 162 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KALAMAZOO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
        REMARKS- FAILED TO ENGAGE LDG GR SAFETY LOCK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N6861S (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMDR 680
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Kalamazoo

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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