# Accident 19730820031439A: Lkheed 18LEARSTAR, Lakeland, FL, August 20, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 1973
- Place: Lakeland, FL
- Airport: Lakeland Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 28.0395° N, 81.9498° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lakeland, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.0395&lon=-81.9498&mi=10
- Aircraft: N608L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N608L-2013-04-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Lockheed 18-56 (registry code 5261642, https://openairdocs.org/model/lockheed-18-56) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Wright C9HD series (registry code 67028, https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-c9hd-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LKHEED 18LEARSTAR
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 25,000 total, 2,500 in this make and model, 165 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA74FLD19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74FLD19) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730820031439A

## Narrative

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

REQUIRED AD NOT C/W.LWR DRAG STRUT BUCKLED,ACTUATING CYL TRUNION SHEARED.UPPR LINK BOLT WORN.

## 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 MIA74FLD19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74FLD19), Aug 20, 1973: Lockheed L-18 (N608L), Lakeland, 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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