# NTSB DEN67D0264: Macchi LASA60, N1704L, Grants, NM, April 10, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 10, 1967
- Place: Grants, NM · GRANTS, NM
- Location: 35.1542° N, 107.8323° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grants, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1542&lon=-107.8323&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 4, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 117599
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN67D0264
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN67D0264

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1199  67/4/10    GRANTS,N MEX        MACCHI LASA60       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 3910
        TIME - 0955                    N1704L              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 32 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BORREGO PASS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- NOSE WHEEL SHIMMY.MECH REPORTED NOSE WHEEL STEERING BEARINGS LOOSE.NO ON SCENG INVESTIGATION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1704L](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1704L), registered now, S/N 10/6155 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MACCHI LASA60
- Registry model: [Macchi AL 60-B](https://openairdocs.org/model/macchi-al-60-b) (registry code 5400106) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental TSI0-470-B](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsi0-470-b) (registry code 17029, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Borrego Pass

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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