# Accident 19790513015659A: Slinds 100A, Bonita Springs, FL, May 13, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 13, 1979, 13:00 local time
- Place: Bonita Springs, FL
- Airport: Citrus Park
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.3398° N, 81.7787° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bonita Springs, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.3398&lon=-81.7787&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5562M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5562M-1981-05-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 100 (registry code 0140202, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-100) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SLINDS 100A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 313 total, 13 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA79FLD64](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FLD64) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790513015659A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ATTEMPTED CLIMBOUT 243 POUNDS OVER GROSS. CIRCLED AIRPORT, LOST ALTITUDE, HIT TREES.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 MIA79FLD64](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FLD64), May 13, 1979: Aero Cmdr 100 (N5562M), Bonita Springs, FL, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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