# NTSB CHI74FEG06: Howard DGA-15, N5450N, Amelia, OH, September 3, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 3, 1973
- Place: Amelia, OH · AMELIA, OH
- Location: 39.0248° N, 84.2216° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Amelia, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0248&lon=-84.2216&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 12, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188701
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI74FEG06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEG06

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5450N), registered now, S/N 1815, built 1944 (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 WJR-B-S-T](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-wjr-b-s-t) (registry code 52007, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Sky Hill

## 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 19730903028439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730903028439A), Sep 3, 1973: Howard DGA15P, Amelia, OH, Substantial damage. L main ldg gr center tie strut pulled open. Both portions rusted indicated a previous break.

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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