# NTSB UNK65X0343: Aero Comm 560, N4203B, Montau, NY, October 20, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: October 20, 1964
- Place: Montau, NY · MONTAU, NY
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report November 27, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 181589
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X0343
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0343

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0569  64/10/20   MONTAUK NY          AERO COMM 560       CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 2400
        TIME - 1140                    N4203B              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 250 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SKY PORTEL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: ON GROUND                             STATIC: ENGINE RUNUP
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - *ERROR-INVALID CODE*
        REMARKS- THERE WAS NO IMPACT INVOLVED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4203B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4203B-1964-12-07), registration cancelled 1964-12-07, S/N 153 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMM 560
- Registry model: [Aero Commander 560](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-560) (registry code 0141402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Sky Portel

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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