# NTSB DIA68F0184: Termite SL, N59322, Middletown, DE, March 25, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 25, 1968
- 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: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 24, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 111680
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DIA68F0184
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA68F0184

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0627  68/3/25    MIDDLETOWN,DEL      TERMITE SL          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 390
        TIME - 1400                    N59322              PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      TOTAL HOURS, 2 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SUMMIT AIRPARK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N59322](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N59322-1974-10-18), registration cancelled 1974-10-18, S/N RS-1 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TERMITE SL
- Registry model: [Smith Termite SPENCER](https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-termite-spencer) (registry code 89102K8) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Summit Airpark

## Other investigations on N59322 (2)

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.

- [NTSB MKC74DCQ13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74DCQ13), Sep 6, 1973: Smith Trmite (N59322), Goodland, KS, substantial damage
- [NTSB IAD70FHD29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD70FHD29), May 23, 1970: Termite Smith (N59322), Middletown, DE, 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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