# NTSB FTW67F0122: Aero Comdr 520, N158V, Amarillo, TX, July 27, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 27, 1966
- Place: Amarillo, TX · AMARILLO, TX
- Location: 35.2220° N, 101.8313° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Amarillo, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2220&lon=-101.8313&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 28, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 122097
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW67F0122
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67F0122

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2048  66/7/27    AMARILLO TEX        AERO COMDR 520      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1510                    N158V               PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  AGE 58, 4000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            50 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TRADEWIND
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N158V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N158V-1973-10-24), registration cancelled 1973-10-24, S/N 520-100 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMDR 520
- Registry model: [Aero Commander 520](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-520) (registry code 0141202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Tradewind

## Other investigations on N158V (2)

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 DEN73FTE51](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN73FTE51), Feb 2, 1973: Aero Comdr 520 (N158V), Littleton, CO, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW67F0490](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67F0490), Mar 26, 1967: Aero Comdr 520 (N158V), Oklahoma Cty, OK, 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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