# NTSB LAX70D0145: Aero Comdr 680, N352SS, Calexico, CA, June 11, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 11, 1969
- Place: Calexico, CA · CALEXICO, CA
- Location: 32.6849° N, 115.4947° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Calexico, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6849&lon=-115.4947&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 11, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 172417
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX70D0145
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX70D0145

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3005  69/6/11    CALEXICO,CALIF      AERO COMDR 680      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1830                    N352SS              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 42, 1204 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            86 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CALEXICO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MEXICALI,MEX                CALEXICO,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N352SS](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N352SS-2014-03-18), registration cancelled 2014-03-18, S/N 680-502-172, built 1957 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMDR 680
- Registry model: [Aero Commander 680](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-680) (registry code 0141602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming GSO&IGSO-480 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-gso-igso-480-series) (registry code 41529, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Calexico

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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