# NTSB LAX69A0010: Aero Comdr 1121, N770WL, Van Nuys, CA, August 10, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: August 10, 1968
- Place: Van Nuys, CA · VAN NUYS, CA
- Location: 34.1867° N, 118.4490° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Van Nuys, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1867&lon=-118.4490&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 30, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 108691
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX69A0010
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX69A0010

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4631  68/8/10    VAN NUYS,CALIF      AERO COMDR 1121     CR-  0  2  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1537                    N770WL              PX-  0  0  2  DUAL                      44, 9734 TOTAL HOURS, 843
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - VAN NUYS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: AUTOMOBILE                                LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (EMERGENCY SYSTEM)
           SYSTEMS - HYDRAULIC SYSTEM: OTHER
           SYSTEMS - HYDRAULIC SYSTEM: RESERVOIR,LINES,FITTINGS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - HYDRAULIC FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LEAK/LEAKAGE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- HYD PRES GAGE MALFUNCTIONED,GAVE PLT INCORRECT INFO. HYD FLUID LOST DUE TO BROKEN LINE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N770WL (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMDR 1121
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo jet
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Van Nuys

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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