# NTSB MIA68D0329: Aero Comdr 500-B, N6291X, Homestead, FL, December 3, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 3, 1967
- Place: Homestead, FL · HOMESTEAD, FL
- Location: 25.4659° N, 80.4460° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Homestead, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.4659&lon=-80.4460&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 7, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 113457
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA68D0329
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA68D0329

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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1-0045   67/12/3   HOMESTEAD,FLA       AERO COMDR 500-B    CR-  0  0  2  TRAINING                  AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1857                    N6291X              PX-  0  0  1                            38, 5487 TOTAL HOURS, 421
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HOMESTEAD GENERAL
        OPERATOR - EASTERN AIR LINES,INC.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        REMARKS- GO AROUND ACCOMPLISHED,LANDING MADE WITH NO FURTHER DAMAGE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N6291X (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMDR 500-B
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Homestead General

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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