# NTSB MIA79FLD64: Aero Cmdr 100, N5562M, Bonita Springs, FL, May 13, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 13, 1979
- Place: Bonita Springs, FL · BONITA SPRINGS, FL
- 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
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 23, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136249
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA79FLD64
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FLD64

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1170  79/5/13  NR.BONITA SPRINGS,FL  AERO CMDR 100       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 24, 314
        TIME - 1300                    N5562M              PX-  0  0  2  OTHER                     TOTAL HOURS, 13 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CITRUS PARK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         BONITA SPRINGS,FL            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G.
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
                                  AIRFRAME BUFFET
        REMARKS- PARACHUTE SKYDIVING.ACFT WAS 243.8LBS OVER MGW.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5562M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5562M-1981-05-07), registration cancelled 1981-05-07, S/N 131 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO CMDR 100
- Registry model: [Aero Commander 100](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-100) (registry code 0140202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Citrus Park

## 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 19790513015659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790513015659A), May 13, 1979: Slinds 100A, Bonita Springs, FL, Substantial damage. Attempted climbout 243 pounds over gross. Circled airport, lost altitude, hit trees.

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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