# NTSB FTW67D0404: Aero Comdr 500-A, N78383, Brinkley, AR, January 9, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 9, 1967
- Place: Brinkley, AR · BRINKLEY, AR
- Location: 34.8897° N, 91.1899° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Brinkley, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8897&lon=-91.1899&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 31, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 119611
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW67D0404
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67D0404

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0090   67/1/9    BRINKLEY,ARK        AERO COMDR 500-A    CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 49, 16000
        TIME - 1215                    N78383              PX-  0  0  1  CORP/EXEC                 TOTAL HOURS, 1300 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FEDERER MEMORIAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRFRAME - WINGS: SPARS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- WET SOFT GROUND ON TAXI STRIP GAVE WAY UNDER RIGHT MAIN GEAR-RIGHT REAR WING SPAR BUCKLED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N78383 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMDR 500-A
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Federer Memorial

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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