- Date
- July 18, 1970
- Place
- Middletown, RI · MIDDLETOWN, RI
- Injuries
- 6 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N4528EAero Comdr 680-FL
- Status
- Completed · report December 23, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 112979
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1512 70/7/18 MIDDLETOWN,RI AERO COMDR 680-FL CR- 0 0 2 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 25, 4158 TIME - 1135 N4528E PX- 0 0 4 COMMUTER AIR CARRIER TOTAL HOURS, 641 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - NEWPORT STATE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MIDDLETOWN,RI JFK INTL,NY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR COLLAPSED TAKEOFF: ABORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: WHEELS,TIRES,AXLES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - EXCESSIVE-WEAR/PLAY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - VIBRATION,EXCESSIVE PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- NOSE TIRE BLEW OUT ON T/O. INVEST SHOWED BARE THREADS ON SHOULDERS OF TIRE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4528E
- Reported as
- Aero Comdr 680-FL
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Newport State