# NTSB FTW65A0120: Gruman G-159, N2010, El Dorado, AR, May 26, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 26, 1965
- Place: El Dorado, AR · EL DORADO, AR
- Location: 33.2190° N, 92.6641° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of El Dorado, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2190&lon=-92.6641&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 8 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 23, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 178206
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW65A0120
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW65A0120

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0510  65/5/26    EL DORADO ARK       GRUMAN G-159        CR-  0  0  3  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1618                    N2010               PX-  0  0  5  CORP/EXEC                 36, 9800 TOTAL HOURS, 440
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GOODWIN FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PERSONNEL - AIRWAYS FACILITIES PERSONNEL: FAILURE TO ISSUE NOTAM
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RUNWAY CLOSED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- RUNWAY CLOSED UNDER REPAIR -NOTAM IN EFFECT ON CONDITION -NOTAM INFO NOT GIVEN IN LANDING ADVISORY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N2010 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAN G-159
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Goodwin Field

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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