# NTSB DIA69I0043: Nord-Avion 262A12, N26203, Elkins, WV, February 12, 1969

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 12, 1969
- Place: Elkins, WV · ELKINS, WV
- Location: 38.9241° N, 79.8543° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elkins, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9241&lon=-79.8543&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 17 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 9, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 191278
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DIA69I0043
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA69I0043

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4-0004  69/2/12    ELKINS,W VA         NORD-AVION 262A12   CR-  0  0  3  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE
        TIME - 1638                    N26203              PX-  0  0 14                            UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RANDOLPH COUNTY
        OPERATOR - U.S. AIR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        REMARKS- RT GR PIVOT AXLE FAILED AT ATTACH FLANGE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N26203](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N26203-1982-12-14), registration cancelled 1982-12-14, S/N 11 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NORD-AVION 262A12
- Registry model: [Nord 262 A-12](https://openairdocs.org/model/nord-262-a-12) (registry code 6380502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Randolph County

## Other investigations on N26203 (1)

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 DIA70I0009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA70I0009), Jul 29, 1969: Nord-Avion 262 (N26203), Charleston, WV, incident, no 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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