- Date
- September 3, 1973
- Place
- Amelia, OH · AMELIA, OH
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5450NHoward DGA-15
- Status
- Completed · report October 12, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730903028439A
- Case key
- 188701
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2489 73/9/3 AMELIA,OHIO HOWARD DGA-15 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 49, 8300 TIME - 1430 N5450N PX- 0 0 0 FERRY TOTAL HOURS, 437 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SKY HILL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BLUE ASH,OHIO AMELIA,OHIO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE REMARKS- L MAIN LDG GR CENTER TIE STRUT PULLED OPEN.BOTH PORTIONS RUSTED INDICATED A PREVIOUS BREAK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5450N
- Reported as
- Howard DGA-15
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Sky Hill
N5450NRegistered now · Howard DGA-15PAirframe modelHoward DGA-15PEngine modelPratt & Whitney WJR-B-S-T
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.