# NTSB NYC71FGM40: Aero Comdr 100, N5500M, Connellsville, PA, April 19, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 19, 1971
- Place: Connellsville, PA · CONNELLSVILLE, PA
- Location: 40.0159° N, 79.5896° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Connellsville, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0159&lon=-79.5896&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 28, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 160982
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC71FGM40
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC71FGM40

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1320  71/4/19    CONNELLSVILLE,PA    AERO COMDR 100      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0915                    N5500M              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 24, 1217 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            64 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CONNELLSVILLE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CONNELLSVILLE,PA            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5500M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5500M-1972-01-26), registration cancelled 1972-01-26, S/N 5020 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMDR 100
- Registry model: [Aero Commander 100-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-100-180) (registry code 0140208) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Connellsville

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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