# NTSB CAN69AF525: Lockheed 18-56, N3779G, Port Hardy, Canada, April 17, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 17, 1969
- Place: Port Hardy, Canada · PORT HARDY,BC, Canada
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 31, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186145
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CAN69AF525
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CAN69AF525

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0073  69/4/17    PORT HARDY,BC,CAN   LOCKHEED 18-56      CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 57, 19000
        TIME - 1250                    N3779G              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 3000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PORT HARDY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SEATTLE,WASH                ANNETTE IS.,ALAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: MASTER AND CONNECTING RODS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  AIRFRAME BUFFET
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- INVESTIGATED BY THE GOVT OF CANADA.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3779G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3779G-1987-12-14), registration cancelled 1987-12-14, S/N 2201 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LOCKHEED 18-56
- Registry model: [Lockheed 18-56](https://openairdocs.org/model/lockheed-18-56) (registry code 5261642) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Port Hardy

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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