# NTSB MIA75DLA25: Aero Comdr 560E, N111U, Tallahassee, FL, December 3, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 3, 1974
- Place: Tallahassee, FL · TALLAHASSEE, FL
- Location: 30.4383° N, 84.2807° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tallahassee, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4383&lon=-84.2807&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 6 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 24, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144890
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA75DLA25
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75DLA25

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4218   74/12/3   TALLAHASSEE,FLA     AERO COMDR 560E     CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 56, 11900
        TIME - 0859                    N111U               PX-  0  0  5  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 35 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TALLAHASSEE MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WEST PALM BEACH,FLA         TALLAHASSEE,FLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED
        REMARKS- EXTDD LDG GR,DRG APCH PLT RMVD SWEATER FM CTL PEDESTAL,INADVERTENTLY MOVED GR SELECT TOWARD UP PSN
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N111U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N111U-2013-02-11), registration cancelled 2013-02-11, S/N 556, built 1957 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMDR 560E
- Registry model: [Aero Commander 560-E](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-560-e) (registry code 0141406) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming GO-480 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-go-480-series) (registry code 41527, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Tallahassee Muni

## 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 19741203042889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741203042889A), Dec 3, 1974: Rkwell 560E, Tallahassee, FL, Substantial damage. Extdd ldg gr,drg apch plt rmvd sweater fm ctl pedestal,inadvertently moved gr select toward up psn

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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