# NTSB FTW67F0490: Aero Comdr 520, N158V, Oklahoma Cty, OK, March 26, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 26, 1967
- Place: Oklahoma Cty, OK · OKLAHOMA CTY, OK
- Location: 35.4676° N, 97.5164° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oklahoma City, OK, within about 14 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4676&lon=-97.5164&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 26, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 118009
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW67F0490
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67F0490

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0971  67/3/26    OKLAHOMA CTY,OKLA   AERO COMDR 520      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 48, 11000
        TIME - 1356                    N158V               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1440 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WILL ROGERS WORLD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- NOSE WHEEL LOWER SCISSORS BROKEN-NOSE GEAR FORK SEPARATED. NOSE GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT AFTER T/O.
```

## 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: Will Rogers World

## 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 FTW67F0122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67F0122), Jul 27, 1966: Aero Comdr 520 (N158V), Amarillo, TX, 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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