# NTSB CHI68F0262: Howard DGA-15, N9887H, Lynchburg, OH, September 4, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: September 4, 1967
- Place: Lynchburg, OH · LYNCHBURG, OH
- Location: 39.2392° N, 83.7866° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lynchburg, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2392&lon=-83.7866&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report December 1, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 114191
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI68F0262
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI68F0262

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3182   67/9/4    LYNCHBURG,OHIO      HOWARD DGA-15       CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 572
        TIME - 1430                    N9887H              PX-  0  0  0  PARAJUMP-SPORT            TOTAL HOURS, 36 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - FUSELAGE: SKIN AND ATTACHMENTS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
                                  SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE
        REMARKS- WITH CABIN DOOR OFF,EXCESSIVE PRESSURE IN CABIN CAUSED PLYWOOD SECTION OF FUSELAGE,TOP TO SEPARATE
```

## 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

## 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 CHI67F0416](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67F0416), Jan 2, 1967: Howard DGA-15 (N9887H), Xenia, 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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