# NTSB MKC71DCD52: Aero Comdr 100, N5539M, Shenandoah, IA, January 16, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 16, 1971
- Place: Shenandoah, IA · SHENANDOAH, IA
- Location: 40.7582° N, 95.3721° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Shenandoah, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7582&lon=-95.3721&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 26, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 159969
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC71DCD52
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC71DCD52

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0457  71/1/16    SHENANDOAH,IOWA     AERO COMDR 100      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 85 TOTAL
        TIME - 1855                    N5539M              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 33 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SHENANDOAH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WALDRON,MO                  SHENANDOAH,IOWA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5539M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5539M-2013-08-05), registration cancelled 2013-08-05, S/N 125, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMDR 100
- Registry model: [Aero Commander 100](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-100) (registry code 0140202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Shenandoah

## Other investigations on N5539M (1)

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 DEN83FTA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83FTA01), Oct 17, 1982: Aero Commander 100 (N5539M), Red Lodge, MT, destroyed

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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