# NTSB NYC71AN045: Aero Comdr 680-FL, N4528E, Middletown, RI, July 18, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 18, 1970
- Place: Middletown, RI · MIDDLETOWN, RI
- Location: 41.5457° N, 71.2914° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Middletown, RI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5457&lon=-71.2914&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 6 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 23, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 112979
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC71AN045
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC71AN045

## NTSB brief

```
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 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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMDR 680-FL
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Newport State

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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