# Accident 19731102038899A: Lkheed 18LEARSTAR, Eastland, TX, November 2, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 2, 1973
- Place: Eastland, TX
- Airport: Eastland Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 32.4149° N, 98.8097° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at EASTLAND MUNI (ETN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4149&lon=-98.8097&mi=10
- Aircraft: N984E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N984E-1974-09-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Lockheed 18-56 (registry code 5261642, https://openairdocs.org/model/lockheed-18-56) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LKHEED 18LEARSTAR
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,500 total, 350 in this make and model, 320 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW74DPD22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74DPD22) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731102038899A

## Narrative

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

L MLG TIRE BLOWOUT DURNG LNDG ROLL-49 HRS TOT TIME ON RECAPPED TIRE.FAILED FOR UNDET REASON.

## 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 FTW74DPD22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74DPD22), Nov 2, 1973: Lockheed 18 (N984E), Eastland, TX, 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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