# Accident 20041003022579A: Lkheed 1856, Midland, TX, October 3, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 3, 2004, 16:24 local time
- Place: Midland, TX
- Airport: Midland International Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.9333° N, 102.2047° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.9333&lon=-102.2047&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6371C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6371C-2009-12-02) (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 1856
- Reported engine: WRIGHT R182072A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 18,000 total, 50 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW05LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW05LA003) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041003022579A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON OCTOBER 3, 2004, AT APPROXIMATELY 1624 CDT, N6371C, A LOCKHEED 18-56, ATTEMPTED TAKE OFF ON RUNWAY 34 AT MIDLAND INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (MAF), MIDLAND, TEXAS. WIND WAS 140 DEGREES AT 09 KNOTS. THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND CONTINUED THE TAKE OFF ROLL ON THE DIRT ADJACENT TO THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORNE AND ROLLED TO THE RIGHT; THE RIGHT WING CONTACTED THE GROUND AND CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO PIVOT AROUND THE RIGHT WING. AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND FACING OPPOSITE FROM THE INITIAL TAKE OFF HEADING. THE AIRCRAFT SLID ALONG THE GROUND TAIL FIRST, BOTH PROPELLERS LEFT IMPACT MARKS ON THE GROUND AS THE AIRCRAFT SLID. THE AIRCRAFT SLID FOR APPROXIMATELY 600 FEET, THE RIGHT ENGINE AND RIGHT MAIN GEAR WERE SHEARED FORWARD, THE LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST AND CAUGHT ON FIRE. FIVE SOULS ONBOARD THE AIRCRAFT; ALL EXITED THROUGH THE RIGHT FUSELAGE WINDOW ONTO THE RIGHT WING AND DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT. THERE WERE TWO CREWMEMBERS ONBOARD. THE CAPTAIN SUSTAINED MINOR BURNS TO HIS LEFT HAND. THE FIRST OFFICER SUSTAINED A CUT TO HIS LEFT EAR AND MINOR BURNS TO HIS LEFT HAND. ONE OF THE THREE PASSENGERS SUSTAINED A SPRAINED ANKLE EXITING AIRCRAFT.

## 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 FTW05LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW05LA003), Oct 3, 2004: Lockheed 18-56 (N6371C), Midland, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff. Contributing factors were the choice of runway used and the prevailing tailwind.

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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