# Accident 19741121038029A: Lkheed 12A, Osage, IA, November 21, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 21, 1974
- Place: Osage, IA
- Airport: Osage Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Location: 43.2923° N, 92.7956° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at OSAGE MUNI (D02), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.2923&lon=-92.7956&mi=10
- Aircraft: N18137, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N18137) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Lockheed 12A (registry code 5261402, https://openairdocs.org/model/lockheed-12a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LKHEED 12A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 657 total, 108 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC75DCD24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75DCD24) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741121038029A

## Narrative

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

DRG L TURN IN PARKING AREA TAILWHEEL STRUCK TAXI LGT & DRAINAGE DITCH.

## 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 MKC75DCD24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75DCD24), Nov 21, 1974: Lockheed 12A (N18137), Osage, IA, 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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