- Date
- September 21, 1969
- Place
- Bethany, OK · BETHANY, OK
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- XB-XADAero Comdr 500S
- Status
- Completed · report May 13, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 148140
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- E-0024 69/9/21 BETHANY,OKLA AERO COMDR 500S CR- 0 0 3 MISCELLANEOUS CERTIFICATE OTHER, AGE TIME - 1115 XB-XAD PX- 0 0 1 TEST 33, 735 TOTAL HOURS, 2 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WILEY POST DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BETHANY,OKLA BETHANY,OKLA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR RETRACTED TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - RETRACTED GEAR PREMATURELY FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT REMARKS- CONT T/O,RET AND LANDED OK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- XB-XAD
- Reported as
- Aero Comdr 500S
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Wiley Post