- Date
- April 15, 1968
- Place
- Valparaiso, IN · VALPARAISO, IN
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N340Lockheed PV-1
- Status
- Completed · report October 17, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 110554
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2721 68/4/15 VALPARAISO,IND LOCKHEED PV-1 CR- 0 0 2 NONCOMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1357 N340 PX- 0 0 0 CORP/EXEC 45, 10500 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 4000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PORTER COUNTY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) COPILOT - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS COPILOT - SPONTANEOUS-IMPROPER ACTION FACTOR(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: TAILWHEEL ASSEMBLIES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - VIBRATION,EXCESSIVE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- TAILWHEEL CAME UNLOCKED DUE TO EXCESSIVE FORWARD ELEVATOR CNTRL ON BOUNCED LNDG. TAILWHEEL FAILED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N340
- Reported as
- Lockheed PV-1
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Porter County