# NTSB FTW68F0511: Aero Comdr 560, N855LB, Hilltop, TX, March 22, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: March 22, 1968
- Place: Hilltop, TX · HILLTOP, TX
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report May 13, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 111139
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW68F0511
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW68F0511

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0784  68/3/22    HILLTOP,TEX         AERO COMDR 560      CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 34, 2100
        TIME - 1450                    N855LB              PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 500 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HILLTOP
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INATTENTIVE TO FUEL SUPPLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FAILURE OF TWO OR MORE ENGINES
        FACTOR(S)
           POWERPLANT - POWERPLANT-INSTRUMENTS: FUEL QUANTITY GAUGE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ERRATIC
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-2 ENGINES
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N855LB](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N855LB-1970-09-03), registration cancelled 1970-09-03, S/N 176 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMDR 560
- Registry model: [Aero Commander 560](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-560) (registry code 0141402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Hilltop

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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