# NTSB CHI74AC027: Lockheed 1049H, N566E, Gary, IN, September 24, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: September 24, 1973
- Place: Gary, IN · GARY, IN
- Location: 41.5934° N, 87.3464° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gary, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5934&lon=-87.3464&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor, 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 19, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188223
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI74AC027
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74AC027

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3301  73/9/24    GARY,IND            LOCKHEED 1049H      CR-  0  0  5  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0054                    N566E               PX-  0  0  0  CORP/EXEC                 62, 16774 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GARY MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          LOS ANGELES,CALIF           GARY,IND                     KANSAS CITY,MO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           COPILOT - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- L GR FAILED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N566E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N566E-1974-01-13), registration cancelled 1974-01-13, S/N 4838 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LOCKHEED 1049H
- Registry model: [Lockheed 1049H](https://openairdocs.org/model/lockheed-1049h) (registry code 5262122) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Gary Muni

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730924036309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730924036309A), Sep 24, 1973: Lkheed 1049C55, Gary, IN, Destroyed. L gr failed.

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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