FTW66F0632

NTSB accident investigation · Aero Comdr 680-E · Little Rock, AR · April 25, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 25, 1966
Place
Little Rock, AR · LITTLE ROCK, AR
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N69278Aero Comdr 680-E
Status
Completed · report June 15, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
172128

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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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3-0982  66/4/25    LITTLE ROCK ARK     AERO COMDR 680-E    CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0905                    N69278              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  AGE 47, 14000 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 500 IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ADAMS FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - RETRACTED GEAR PREMATURELY

Aircraft

Registration
N69278
Reported as
Aero Comdr 680-E
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Adams Field

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.