# NTSB FTW69F0145: Aero Comdr 500-B, N252LD, Kennard, TX, August 4, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 4, 1968
- Place: Kennard, TX · KENNARD, TX
- Location: 31.3575° N, 95.1854° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kennard, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.3575&lon=-95.1854&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 22, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 108934
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW69F0145
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW69F0145

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2856   68/8/4    KENNARD,TEX         AERO COMDR 500-B    CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1315                    N252LD              PX-  0  0  3  CORP/EXEC                 AGE 50, 3179 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            169 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        FACTOR(S)
           POWERPLANT - POWERPLANT-INSTRUMENTS: FUEL QUANTITY GAUGE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ERRATIC
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FAILURE OF TWO OR MORE ENGINES
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-2 ENGINES
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- FUEL GAUGES NOT CALIBRATED. LANDED IN PASTURE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N252LD (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMDR 500-B
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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