# NTSB CHI80FEC39: Aero Comdr 690A, N57154, Toledo, OH, September 23, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 23, 1980
- Place: Toledo, OH · TOLEDO, OH
- Location: 41.6639° N, 83.5552° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Toledo, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6639&lon=-83.5552&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 29, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128403
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI80FEC39
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEC39

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2924  80/9/23    TOLEDO,OH           AERO COMDR 690A     CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1900                    N57154              PX-  0  0  4  CORP/EXEC                 28, 4250 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            2220 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EXPRESS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TOLEDO,OH                   CHICAGO,IL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: SWITCHES,LEVERS,CRANKING MECHANISM,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
        REMARKS- TORQUE LINK SHAFT,PN ED12406-1,FAILED ON BOTH ENDS FM FATIGUE.WHL TURNED 90DEG.LND IN GRASS BY RWY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N57154 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMDR 690A
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Express

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19800923042549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800923042549A), Sep 23, 1980: Rkwell 690A, Toledo, OH, Substantial damage. Landing gear collapsed during landing. Part of gear retract system broke during retraction after takeoff.

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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