NYC65F0197

NTSB accident investigation · Aero Cmdr 500 · Block Island, RI · May 2, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 2, 1965
Place
Block Island, RI · BLOCK ISLAND, RI
Injuries
5 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N3841CAero Cmdr 500
Status
Completed · report June 21, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
177685

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0944   65/5/2    BLOCK ISLAND RI     AERO CMDR 500       CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1645                    N3841C              PX-  0  0  3  DUAL                      29, 5200 TOTAL HOURS, 1
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BLOCK ISLAND
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR

Aircraft

Registration
N3841C
Reported as
Aero Cmdr 500
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Block Island

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.