# NTSB CHI74DEP51: Howard DGA15P, N9887H, Franklin, WI, May 19, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 19, 1974
- Place: Franklin, WI · FRANKLIN, WI
- Location: 42.8886° N, 88.0384° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Franklin, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8886&lon=-88.0384&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 22, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124723
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI74DEP51
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74DEP51

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1545  74/5/19    FRANKLIN,WIS        HOWARD DGA15P       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 38, 1678
        TIME - 1830                    N9887H              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 6 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RAINBOW
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          FRANKLIN,WIS                RETURN                       WAUNAKEE,WIS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT SHOULDERS
        REMARKS- PLT RCVD BRIEF CK OUT AT TIME OF PURCHASE,ACCUMULATED ABT 6HRS.L WHEEL ENTRD SOFT GND ADJ TO RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9887H](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9887H), registered now, S/N 748, built 1943 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HOWARD DGA15P
- 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: Rainbow

## 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 19740519017569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740519017569A), May 19, 1974: Howard DGA15J, Franklin, WI, Substantial damage. Plt rcvd brief ck out at time of purchase,accumulated abt 6HRS.l wheel entrd soft gnd adj to rwy.

## 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 CHI68F0262](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI68F0262), Sep 4, 1967: Howard DGA-15 (N9887H), Lynchburg, OH, 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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