# NTSB NYC72FHA25: Aero Comdr 500-S, N5031E, Allentown, PA, November 13, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 13, 1971
- Place: Allentown, PA · ALLENTOWN, PA
- Location: 40.5936° N, 75.4784° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Allentown, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5936&lon=-75.4784&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 24, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 163925
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC72FHA25
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72FHA25

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3466  71/11/13   ALLENTOWN,PA        AERO COMDR 500-S    CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 242
        TIME - 1530                    N5031E              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 64 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - QUEEN CITY MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MORRISTOWN,NJ               ALLENTOWN,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR
        REMARKS- RETRACTED GR WHILE TRYING TO ENGAGE GR SAFETY LOCK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5031E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5031E-1979-03-11), registration cancelled 1979-03-11, S/N 1856-38 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMDR 500-S
- Registry model: [Aero Commander 500 S](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-500-s) (registry code 0141107) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Queen City Muni

## Other investigations on N5031E (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 NYC70I0046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC70I0046), Oct 23, 1969: Aero Comdr 500S (N5031E), Watermill, NY, incident, no 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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