FTW66F0458

NTSB accident investigation · Aero Cmdr 520 · Cleo Springs, OK · December 6, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
December 6, 1965
Place
Cleo Springs, OK · CLEO SPRINGS, OK
Injuries
5 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N7834Aero Cmdr 520
Status
Completed · report February 1, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
174849

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3621   65/12/6   CLEO SPRINGS OKLA   AERO CMDR 520       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 38, 1500
        TIME - 1720                    N7834               PX-  0  0  4  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 75 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: TANKS
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: VENTS,DRAINS,TANK CAPS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PINCHED
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- FUEL TANK VENT LINES CLOGGED RESULTING IN COLLAPSE OF FUEL CELLS AND INACCURATE FUEL GAUGE READING

Aircraft

Registration
N7834
Reported as
Aero Cmdr 520
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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