# Accident 19730805026739A: Lkheed 1049C55, Ft Lauderdale, FL, August 5, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 5, 1973
- Place: Ft Lauderdale, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 26.1223° N, 80.1434° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Lauderdale, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1223&lon=-80.1434&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6202C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6202C-2013-08-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Lockheed 1049-53 (registry code 5262101, https://openairdocs.org/model/lockheed-1049-53) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Wright C18CA CB series (registry code 67034, https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-c18ca-cb-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LKHEED 1049C55
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 17,000 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA74AM012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74AM012) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730805026739A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

IMPROPER TRANSFER OF FUEL.CIRCUIT BREAKER CORRODED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 MIA74AM012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74AM012), Aug 5, 1973: Lockheed 1049 (N6202C), Ft Lauderdale, FL, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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