# NTSB CHI68I0072: Armstrong Argosy, N6504R, Dayton, OH, February 16, 1968

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 16, 1968
- Place: Dayton, OH · DAYTON, OH
- Location: 39.7589° N, 84.1916° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dayton, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7589&lon=-84.1916&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 22, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 111584
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI68I0072
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI68I0072

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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4-0003  68/2/16    DAYTON,OHIO         ARMSTRONG ARGOSY    CR-  0  0  3  SCHED DOM CARGO SRV       CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE
        TIME - 2037                    N6504R              PX-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WRIGHT-PATTERSON
        OPERATOR - UNIVERSAL AIRLINES,INC.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- NOSE GEAR FAILED TO EXTEND BY NORMAL AND EMERGENCY MEANS. LANDED SAFELY ON FOAMED RNWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N6504R (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: ARMSTRONG ARGOSY
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Wright-Patterson

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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