# NTSB FTW69D0428: Aero Comdr 560-A, N2643B, Galveston, TX, April 4, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 4, 1969
- Place: Galveston, TX · GALVESTON, TX
- Location: 29.3014° N, 94.7978° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Galveston, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.3014&lon=-94.7978&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 2, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 191028
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW69D0428
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW69D0428

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2643B-2013-06-06), registration cancelled 2013-06-06, S/N 6060 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMDR 560-A
- Registry model: [Rockwell International 681B](https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-681b) (registry code 7630511) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Scholes

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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