# NTSB DIA68F0108: Culver LFA, N29288, Middletown, DE, September 15, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: September 15, 1967
- Place: Middletown, DE · MIDDLETOWN, DE
- Location: 39.4417° N, 75.7174° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Middletown, DE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4417&lon=-75.7174&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report December 12, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 114477
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DIA68F0108
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA68F0108

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0736  67/9/15    MIDDLETOWN,DEL      CULVER LFA          CR-  0  1  0  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 99 TOTAL
        TIME - 0910                    N29288              PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      HOURS, 20 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: CRANKSHAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- INTENTIONAL GEAR UP LNDG IN CORN FIELD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N29288](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N29288), registered now, S/N 157 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CULVER LFA
- Registry model: [Culver LCA](https://openairdocs.org/model/culver-lca) (registry code 8730202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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