# NTSB MIA69F0039: Aero Comdr 520, N2604B, Geiger, AL, May 21, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 21, 1968
- Place: Geiger, AL · GEIGER, AL
- Location: 32.8687° N, 88.3182° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Geiger, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8687&lon=-88.3182&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 16, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 109810
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA69F0039
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA69F0039

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1928  68/5/21    GEIGER,ALA          AERO COMDR 520      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 980
        TIME - 1545                    N2604B              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 110 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: GEAR LOCKING MECHANISM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - STUCK
        REMARKS- RIGHT MAIN GEAR DOWNLOCK PIN STUCK IN HOUSING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2604B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2604B-2014-09-25), registration cancelled 2014-09-25, S/N 520-116, built 1953 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMDR 520
- Registry model: [Aero Commander 520](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-520) (registry code 0141202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming GO-435C&D series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-go-435c-d-series) (registry code 41521, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N2604B (1)

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.

- [NTSB MKC66F0216](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC66F0216-175263), Aug 27, 1965: Aero Cmdr 520 (N2604B), Warrensburg, MO, substantial damage

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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