# NTSB NYC69F0369: Aero Comdr 520, N4164B, Claremont, NH, March 13, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: March 13, 1969
- Place: Claremont, NH · CLAREMONT, NH
- Location: 43.3767° N, 72.3468° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Claremont, NH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3767&lon=-72.3468&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report May 19, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190861
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC69F0369
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC69F0369

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0484  69/3/13    CLAREMONT,NH        AERO COMDR 520      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 351
        TIME - 1130                    N4164B              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 82 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CLAREMONT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           AIRFRAME - FUSELAGE: WHEEL WELL DOORS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JAMMED
        REMARKS- NOSE WHEEL DOOR ACTUATOR ROD FAILED,SELF CENTERING NOSE WHEEL DISPLACED TO LEFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4164B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4164B-2006-07-07), registration cancelled 2006-07-07, S/N 520-69, built 1953 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMDR 520
- Registry model: [Aero Commander 520](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-520) (registry code 0141202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming GO-435C&D series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-go-435c-d-series) (registry code 41521, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Claremont

## Other investigations on N4164B (1)

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.

- [NTSB FTW87FA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87FA177), Jul 27, 1987: Aero Commander 520 (N4164B), Carrollton, TX, destroyed

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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