# NTSB NYC70IN121: Aero Comdr 1121B, N5046E, Pomona, NJ, May 22, 1970

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 22, 1970
- Place: Pomona, NJ · POMONA, NJ
- Location: 39.4688° N, 74.5502° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pomona, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4688&lon=-74.5502&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 26, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 121654
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC70IN121
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC70IN121

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5-0011  70/5/22    POMONA,NJ           AERO COMDR 1121B    CR-  0  0  2  MISCELLANEOUS             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1009                    N5046E              PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      42, 4300 TOTAL HOURS, 70
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - POMONA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          POMONA,NJ                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- L MAIN GR STRUT BROKE DURG REJECTED TKOF TESTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N5046E (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMDR 1121B
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo jet
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Pomona

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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