# NTSB SEA69D0174: Aero Comdr 500-B, N4918, Belgrade, MT, January 8, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 8, 1969
- Place: Belgrade, MT · BELGRADE, MT
- Location: 45.7827° N, 111.1783° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Belgrade, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.7827&lon=-111.1783&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 5, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 191596
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA69D0174
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA69D0174

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0174   69/1/8    BELGRADE,MONT       AERO COMDR 500-B    CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 8333
        TIME - 1340                    N4918               PX-  0  0  0  CHECK                     TOTAL HOURS, 21 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GALLATIN FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPONTANEOUS-IMPROPER ACTION
        REMARKS- 6 MOS. ATCO CHECK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4918](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4918-2012-12-10), registration cancelled 2012-12-10, S/N 1482-173, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMDR 500-B
- Registry model: [Aero Commander 500-B](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-500-b) (registry code 0141106) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Gallatin Field

## Other investigations on N4918 (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 CHI97LA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA110), Apr 22, 1997: Gulfstream 500B (N4918), Mission, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate preflight planning which resulted in fuel exhaustion.

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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