# NTSB NYC66A0160: Aero Comdr 500, N6249B, East Boston, MA, June 26, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 26, 1966
- Place: East Boston, MA · EAST BOSTON, MA
- Location: 42.3751° N, 71.0392° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of East Boston, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3751&lon=-71.0392&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 14, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 122275
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC66A0160
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66A0160

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3824  66/6/26    EAST BOSTON MASS    AERO COMDR 500      CR-  0  0  2  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 45, 4400
        TIME - 1324                    N6249B              PX-  0  0  1  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 103 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LOGAN INTL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (EMERGENCY SYSTEM)
           SYSTEMS - HYDRAULIC SYSTEM: SEALS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LEAK/LEAKAGE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LOW FLUID LEVEL
        REMARKS- HYDRAULIC PUMP DRIVE SHAFT SEAL FAILED.BRAKING ACTION LOST.AIRCRAFT STRUCK SAFETY POST NEAR RAMP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N6249B (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMDR 500
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Logan 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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