# NTSB NYC69A0065: Aero Comdr 1121AC, N3032, Buffalo, NY, December 19, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 19, 1968
- Place: Buffalo, NY · BUFFALO, NY
- Location: 42.8864° N, 78.8784° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Buffalo, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8864&lon=-78.8784&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 9, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 107253
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC69A0065
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC69A0065

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3984  68/12/19   BUFFALO,NY          AERO COMDR 1121AC   CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1809                    N3032               PX-  0  0  2  CORP/EXEC                 45, 12500 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            400 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GREATER BUFFALO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: WHEELS,TIRES,AXLES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- RT TIRE BLEW OUT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N3032 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMDR 1121AC
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo jet
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Greater Buffalo

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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