FTW69D0428

NTSB accident investigation · Aero Comdr 560-A · Galveston, TX · April 4, 1969

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 4, 1969
Place
Galveston, TX · GALVESTON, TX
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N2643BAero Comdr 560-A
Status
Completed · report June 2, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
191028

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0737   69/4/4    GALVESTON,TEX       AERO COMDR 560-A    CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1245                    N2643B              PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      36, 4540 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            2000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SCHOLES
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR

Aircraft

Registration
N2643B
Reported as
Aero Comdr 560-A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Scholes

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.