- Date
- July 6, 1967
- Place
- Watertown, SD · WATERTOWN, SD
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N8437CAero Comdr 500
- Status
- Completed · report November 14, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 115269
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2871 67/7/6 WATERTOWN,S DAK AERO COMDR 500 CR- 0 0 2 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 30, 890 TIME - 0934 N8437C PX- 0 0 2 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 120 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WATERTOWN MUNI TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT TAXI: FROM LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (EMERGENCY SYSTEM) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - HYDRAULIC FAILURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LOW FLUID LEVEL REMARKS- PKD ACFT N4634S MINOR DAMAGE. HYD ENG-DRIVEN PUMP LOST ITS PRIME AND DEVELOPED AN AIR LOCK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8437C
- Reported as
- Aero Comdr 500
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Watertown Muni