# Accident 19810703038149A: Doug SBD5SWAIRLIN, Rockford, IL, July 3, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 3, 1981, 11:20 local time
- Place: Rockford, IL
- Airport: Greater Rockford
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2711° N, 89.0940° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rockford, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2711&lon=-89.0940&mi=10
- Aircraft: N54532 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DOUG SBD5SWAIRLIN
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,200 total, 2 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI81FEE43](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEE43) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810703038149A

## Narrative

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

FAILED TO ASCERTAIN LANDING GEAR LATCH WAS IN DOWN AND LOCKED POSITION. LATCH PIN ADJUSTMENT PREVENTED LOCK.

## 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 CHI81FEE43](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEE43), Jul 3, 1981: Douglas SBD-5 (N54532), Rockford, IL, 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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