# NTSB MIA81FA070: Aerostar 600, N79CM, Orlando, FL, May 6, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 6, 1981
- Place: Orlando, FL · ORLANDO, FL
- Location: 28.5383° N, 81.3792° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Orlando, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.5383&lon=-81.3792&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 22, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125613
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA81FA070
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81FA070

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1232   81/5/6    ORLANDO,FL          AEROSTAR 600        CR-  0  0  2  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 2261
        TIME - 1640                    N79CM               PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO            TOTAL HOURS, 136 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ORLANDO INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FLORENCE,SC                 ORLANDO,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N79CM](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N79CM-2013-05-09), registration cancelled 2013-05-09, S/N 60-0009, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AEROSTAR 600
- Registry model: [Smith AEROSTAR 600](https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-aerostar-600) (registry code 8360602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Orlando Intl

## 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 19810506023029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810506023029A), May 6, 1981: Piper PA60600, Orlando, FL, Substantial damage. Nose wheel collapsed during landing. Cause undetermined. Hazardous material was aboard aircraft.

## Other investigations on N79CM (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 MIA85LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85LA131), Mar 25, 1985: Piper Aerostar 600 (N79CM), Fort Myers, FL, substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA85IA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85IA021), Oct 30, 1984: Piper PA-60 (N79CM), Jacksonville, FL, 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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