# NTSB FTW67F0261: Aero Cmdr 520, N4170B, Houma, LA, October 14, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 14, 1966
- Place: Houma, LA · HOUMA, LA
- Location: 29.5786° N, 90.7079° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Houma, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5786&lon=-90.7079&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 15, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 120754
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW67F0261
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67F0261

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3155  66/10/14   HOUMA LA            AERO CMDR 520       CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 3500
        TIME - 1040                    N4170B              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 40 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HOUMA-TERREBONNE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - VIBRATION,EXCESSIVE
        REMARKS- NOSE WHEEL FORK FAILED AT MOUNTING BOLT HOLES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N4170B (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AERO CMDR 520
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Houma-Terrebonne

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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