UNK64X0460

NTSB accident investigation · Aero Comm 500 · Miami, FL · February 5, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
February 5, 1964
Place
Miami, FL · MIAMI, FL
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N3840CAero Comm 500
Status
Completed
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
185470

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0082   64/2/5    MIAMI FLA           AERO COMM 500       CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 0900                    N3840C              PX-  0  0  1  DUAL                      45, 24000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            250 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR

Aircraft

Registration
N3840C
Reported as
Aero Comm 500
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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