# NTSB ANC74IA087: Aero Comdr 500-S, N5075E, Sand Pt, AK, June 29, 1974

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 29, 1974
- Place: Sand Pt, AK · SAND PT, AK
- Location: 55.3145° N, 160.4856° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sand Point, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=55.3145&lon=-160.4856&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 18, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132535
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC74IA087
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC74IA087

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5-0019  74/6/29    SAND PT,ALAS        AERO COMDR 500-S    CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1630                    N5075E              PX-  0  0  2  AIR TAXI-PASSG            43, 7900 TOTAL HOURS, 64
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SAND POINT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DUTCH HARBOR,ALAS           SAND PT,ALAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: SWITCHES,LEVERS,CRANKING MECHANISM,ETC.
        REMARKS- RAISED GR INSTEAD OF FLAPS.DEFECTIVE SQUAT SWITCH ALLOWED GR TO RETRACT ON GROUND.
```

## 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 500-S
- Registry model: [Aero Commander 500 S](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-500-s) (registry code 0141107) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Sand Point

## 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 ANC72DAG21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC72DAG21), Aug 17, 1971: Aero Comdr 500S (N5075E), Anchorage, AK, substantial 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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