# NTSB DIA68F0046: Aero Comdr 520, N222E, Charlotte, NC, August 7, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 7, 1967
- Place: Charlotte, NC · CHARLOTTE, NC
- Location: 35.2271° N, 80.8431° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Charlotte, NC, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2271&lon=-80.8431&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 13, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 115272
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DIA68F0046
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA68F0046

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2873   67/8/7    CHARLOTTE,NC        AERO COMDR 520      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 600
        TIME - 1004                    N222E               PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 60 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DOUGLAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N222E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N222E-2011-07-15), registration cancelled 2011-07-15, S/N 520-3, built 1950 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMDR 520
- Registry model: [Aero Commander 520](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-520) (registry code 0141202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming GO-435C&D series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-go-435c-d-series) (registry code 41521, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Douglas

## Other investigations on N222E (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 NYC69F0097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC69F0097), Jul 25, 1968: Aero Comdr 520 (N222E), Medford, NJ, 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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