# NTSB MKC68F0148: Aero Comdr 500, N8437C, Watertown, SD, July 6, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 6, 1967
- Place: Watertown, SD · WATERTOWN, SD
- Location: 44.9092° N, 97.1557° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Watertown, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9092&lon=-97.1557&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 14, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 115269
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC68F0148
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC68F0148

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2871   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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMDR 500
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Watertown Muni

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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