# NTSB ANC73AA003: Lockheed 18 L/S, Wales, AK, July 7, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: July 7, 1972
- Place: Wales, AK · WALES, AK
- Location: 65.6061° N, 168.0710° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wales, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=65.6061&lon=-168.0710&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report February 23, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 167762
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC73AA003
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC73AA003

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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E-0010   72/7/7    WALES,ALAS          LOCKHEED 18 L/S     CR-  0  1  1  MISCELLANEOUS             CERTIFICATE OTHER, AGE
        TIME - 1500                    CF-BAL              PX-  0  0  0  UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED      29, 1700 TOTAL HOURS, 45
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LOST RIVER MINE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WALES,ALAS                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        REMARKS- HIT LARGE GRAVEL PILE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: CF-BAL (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: LOCKHEED 18 L/S
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Lost River Mine

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.

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