# NTSB MIA71FKT28: Aero Comdr 520, N167L, Miami, FL, December 28, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 28, 1970
- Place: Miami, FL · MIAMI, FL
- Location: 25.7743° N, 80.1937° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Miami, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.7743&lon=-80.1937&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 4, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 159583
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA71FKT28
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA71FKT28

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4495  70/12/28   MIAMI,FLA           AERO COMDR 520      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1206                    N167L               PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  46, 10010 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            500 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MIAMI INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAKE WALES,FLA              MIAMI,FLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: GEAR LOCKING MECHANISM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- 2 BUNGEE CORDS FAILED. L GR WOULDNT LOCK OVER CENTER. CORDS REPLACED LAST INSPECTION 76 HRS PRIOR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N167L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N167L-2015-05-11), registration cancelled 2015-05-11, S/N 110, 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
- Airport: Miami Intl

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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