# NTSB DEN81FTI18: Aero Comdr 681, N578KA, Great Falls, MT, September 2, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 2, 1981
- Place: Great Falls, MT · GREAT FALLS, MT
- Location: 47.5025° N, 111.3000° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Great Falls, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.5025&lon=-111.3000&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 7 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 28, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123902
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN81FTI18
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FTI18

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2467   81/9/2    GREAT FALLS,MT      AERO COMDR 681      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 2000
        TIME - 1805                    N578KA              PX-  0  0  6  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 6 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GREAT FALLS INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GREAT FALLS,MT              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- UPPER SCISSOR,P/N ED11059-3,ON R M/L/G STRUT ASSY FAILED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N578KA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMDR 681
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Great Falls Intl

## 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 19810902054649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810902054649A), Sep 2, 1981: Rkwell 681, Great Falls, MT, Substantial damage. Returned to land due to fouled static system. Right main gear collapsed on landing. Upper scissor PNED110593 failed

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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