# NTSB ANC81FAA24: Aero Comdr 500S, N5075E, Healy, AK, August 12, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 12, 1981
- Place: Healy, AK · HEALY, AK
- Location: 63.8569° N, 148.9661° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Healy, AK, within about 15 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=63.8569&lon=-148.9661&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report October 7, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124591
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC81FAA24
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81FAA24

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1808  81/8/12    HEALY,AK            AERO COMDR 500S     CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 5500
        TIME - 1000                    N5075E              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 58 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HEALY RIVER STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          ANCHORAGE,AK                RETURN                       HEALY,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          SCATTERED                                                UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
          NONE                                                     158
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           15                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR
        REMARKS- WND GSTG 20KTS AT ARPT.WND VARIABLE & GSTG 50KTS APRX 1.5MI EITHER SIDE OF ARPT.
```

## 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: Destroyed
- Airport: Healy River Strip

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19810812050169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810812050169A), Aug 12, 1981: Rkwell 500S, Healy, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot encountered wind shear during takeoff and crashed into trees off end of runway.

## 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 ANC74IA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC74IA087), Jun 29, 1974: Aero Comdr 500-S (N5075E), Sand Pt, AK, incident, minor damage
- [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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