# NTSB DEN72AD042: Lockheed 188, N851U, Hill Afb, UT, March 19, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 19, 1972
- Place: Hill Afb, UT · HILL AFB, UT
- Location: 41.1253° N, 111.9833° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hill Air Force Base, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1253&lon=-111.9833&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 14, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 165392
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN72AD042
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN72AD042

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1-0010  72/3/19    HILL AFB,UT         LOCKHEED 188        CR-  0  0  3  FERRY                     AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0007                    N851U               PX-  0  0  0                            47, 15000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            2500 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HILL AFB
        OPERATOR - UNIVERSAL AIRLINES,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TUCSON,ARIZ                 HILL AFB,UT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER                       IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT                             LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - PROPELLER SYSTEM: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PRESSURE TOO LOW
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
           PERSONNEL - FLIGHT ENGINEER: IMPROPER USE OF EQUIPMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN ENGINE
        REMARKS- LOW OIL LVL LITE ILLUMNTD.PROP OVRSPED DRG FTHR,INSFCNT OIL,UNK REASON.ENG OIL SUPPLY NOT RESTORED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N851U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N851U-1973-05-24), registration cancelled 1973-05-24, S/N 2001, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LOCKHEED 188
- Registry model: [Lockheed 188C](https://openairdocs.org/model/lockheed-188c) (registry code 5262604) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hill Afb

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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