# Accident 19730903028439A: Howard DGA15P, Amelia, OH, September 3, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 3, 1973
- Place: Amelia, OH
- Airport: Sky Hill
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0248° N, 84.2216° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Amelia, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0248&lon=-84.2216&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5450N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5450N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Howard DGA-15P (registry code 4690506, https://openairdocs.org/model/howard-dga-15p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney WJR-B-S-T (registry code 52007, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-wjr-b-s-t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HOWARD DGA15P
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI74FEG06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEG06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730903028439A

## Narrative

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

L MAIN LDG GR CENTER TIE STRUT PULLED OPEN.BOTH PORTIONS RUSTED INDICATED A PREVIOUS BREAK.

## 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 CHI74FEG06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEG06), Sep 3, 1973: Howard DGA-15 (N5450N), Amelia, OH, 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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