19730317006189A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Navion NAVION · Lake Dallas, TX · March 17, 1973

Date
March 17, 1973
Place
Lake Dallas, TX
Airport
Lakeview
Phase of flight
Starting Engines
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N91683
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW73DPD27
Reported as
Navion NAVION*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,557 total250 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Plt unlocked gear to ck up latches. Failed to lock gear prior to eng start. Nose gear collapsed.

As the FAA filed it

PLT UNLOCKED GEAR TO CK UP LATCHES.FAILED TO LOCK GEAR PRIOR TO ENG START.NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.