# NTSB CHI81FEE08: Aero Comdr 720, N825WD, Wheeling, IL, November 5, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 5, 1980
- Place: Wheeling, IL · WHEELING, IL
- Location: 42.1277° N, 87.9210° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wheeling, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1277&lon=-87.9210&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 23, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 201167
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI81FEE08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEE08-201167

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3174   80/11/5   WHEELING,IL         AERO COMDR 720      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 31, 872
        TIME - 1435                    N825WD              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 829 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PALWAUKEE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WHEELING,IL                UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAXI: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- NOSE TIRE WENT FLAT DRG HI SPEED TAXI CK.NOSE STRUT FAILED FM OVRLOAD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N825WD](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N825WD-2018-01-29), registration cancelled 2018-01-29, S/N 720-850-13, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMDR 720
- Registry model: [Aero Commander 720](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-720) (registry code 0141802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming GSO&IGSO-480 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-gso-igso-480-series) (registry code 41529, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Palwaukee

## 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 19801105074239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801105074239A), Nov 5, 1980: Rkwell 720RKWELL, Wheeling, IL, Substantial damage. Defective tire tube blew out on high speed taxi. Collapsed nose gear.

## Other investigations on N825WD (1)

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.

- [NTSB MIA74DKJ29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74DKJ29), Oct 12, 1973: Aero Comdr 720 (N825WD), Birmingham, AL, substantial damage

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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