# NTSB ANC72DAG21: Aero Comdr 500S, N5075E, Anchorage, AK, August 17, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 17, 1971
- Place: Anchorage, AK · ANCHORAGE, AK
- Location: 61.2181° N, 149.9003° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Anchorage, AK, within about 23 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2181&lon=-149.9003&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 4, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 162709
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC72DAG21
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC72DAG21

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3097  71/8/17    ANCHORAGE,ALAS      AERO COMDR 500S     CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1400                    N5075E              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 48, 6623 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            100 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MERRILL FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ANCHORAGE,ALAS              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5075E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5075E-1984-10-29), registration cancelled 1984-10-29, S/N 185537 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMDR 500S
- Registry model: [Aero Commander 500 S](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-500-s) (registry code 0141107) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Merrill Field

## Other investigations on N5075E (2)

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 ANC81FAA24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81FAA24), Aug 12, 1981: Aero Comdr 500S (N5075E), Healy, AK, destroyed
- [NTSB ANC74IA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC74IA087), Jun 29, 1974: Aero Comdr 500-S (N5075E), Sand Pt, AK, incident, minor damage

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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