# NTSB FTW72FRA17: Aero Comdr 680T, N917RG, Liberty, TX, October 14, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 14, 1971
- Place: Liberty, TX · LIBERTY, TX
- Location: 30.0580° N, 94.7955° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Liberty, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0580&lon=-94.7955&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 6 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 20, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 164123
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW72FRA17
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW72FRA17

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4085  71/10/14   LIBERTY,TEX         AERO COMDR 680T     CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1545                    N917RG              PX-  0  0  4  CORP/EXEC                 34, 4636 TOTAL HOURS, 306
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LIBERTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          AUSTIN,TEX                  LIBERTY,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        REMARKS- DRG LDG ROLL NOSE WHEEL STRUT RETRACTED INTO NOSE WHEEL WELL.UN DTRMN CAUSE DUE IMPACT DMG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N917RG](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N917RG-1977-07-14), registration cancelled 1977-07-14, S/N 1576-30 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMDR 680T
- Registry model: [Aero Commander 680T](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-680t) (registry code 0141712) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Liberty

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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