- Date
- October 21, 1973
- Place
- Rockton, IL · ROCKTON, IL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N688RAero Comdr 720
- Status
- Completed · report April 18, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19731021034559A
- Case key
- 187764
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4103 73/10/21 ROCKTON,ILL AERO COMDR 720 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 44, 321 TIME - 1722 N688R PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 130 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WAGON WHEEL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CHICAGO,ILL ROCKTON,ILL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: WHEELS,TIRES,AXLES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- LEFT MAIN GEAR TIRE FAILURE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N688R
- Reported as
- Aero Comdr 720
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Wagon Wheel
N688RRegistration cancelled Nov 12, 2013 · Aero Commander 720Airframe modelAero Commander 720Engine modelLycoming GSO&IGSO-480 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N688R · 1
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