# NTSB CHI67F0416: Howard DGA-15, N9887H, Xenia, OH, January 2, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 2, 1967
- Place: Xenia, OH · XENIA, OH
- Location: 39.6831° N, 83.9408° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Xenia, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6831&lon=-83.9408&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 18, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 119524
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI67F0416
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67F0416

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0012   67/1/2    XENIA,OHIO          HOWARD DGA-15       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 34, 374
        TIME - 1430                    N9887H              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 9 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PORT XENIA ARPT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY
           PERSONNEL - AIRPORT SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: FAILURE TO NOTIFY OF UNSAFE COND/AND OR FAILURE TO MARK OBSTRUCTION
        REMARKS- RT WHEEL SANK IN SOFT SPOT ON NEW RUNWAY EXTENSION THAT WAS HARD FROZEN AT TAKEOFF BUT HAD THAWED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9887H](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9887H), registered now, S/N 748, built 1943 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HOWARD DGA-15
- Registry model: [Howard DGA-15P](https://openairdocs.org/model/howard-dga-15p) (registry code 4690506) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R1340 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (registry code 52016, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Port Xenia Arpt

## Other investigations on N9887H (2)

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 CHI74DEP51](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74DEP51), May 19, 1974: Howard DGA15P (N9887H), Franklin, WI, substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI68F0262](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI68F0262), Sep 4, 1967: Howard DGA-15 (N9887H), Lynchburg, OH, substantial damage

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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