# NTSB FTW70F0229: Aero Comdr 500S, Bethany, OK, September 21, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 21, 1969
- Place: Bethany, OK · BETHANY, OK
- Location: 35.5072° N, 97.6417° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bethany, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5072&lon=-97.6417&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 13, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148140
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW70F0229
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW70F0229

## NTSB brief

```
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 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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMDR 500S
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Wiley Post

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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