# NTSB FTW69F0278: Aero Comdr 520, N4129B, Dallas, TX, November 16, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 16, 1968
- Place: Dallas, TX · DALLAS, TX
- Location: 32.7831° N, 96.8067° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dallas, TX, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7831&lon=-96.8067&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 27, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 107413
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW69F0278
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW69F0278

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3853  68/11/16   DALLAS,TEX          AERO COMDR 520      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 45, 6500
        TIME - 0900                    N4129B              PX-  0  0  3  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 2500 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LOVE FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        REMARKS- N4129B STRUCK DC-7 N5900,MINOR DAMAGE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4129B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4129B-2012-08-16), registration cancelled 2012-08-16, S/N 520-33, built 1952 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMDR 520
- Registry model: [Aero Commander 520](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-520) (registry code 0141202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming GO-435C&D series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-go-435c-d-series) (registry code 41521, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Love Field

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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