# NTSB FTW67F0360: Dehavilland 1142X, N782R, New Orleans, LA, December 18, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 18, 1966
- Place: New Orleans, LA · NEW ORLEANS, LA
- Location: 29.9546° N, 90.0751° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of New Orleans, LA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9546&lon=-90.0751&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 17, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 119791
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW67F0360
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67F0360

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3957  66/12/18   NEW ORLEANS LA      DEHAVILLAND 1142X   CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 50, 11500
        TIME - 1629                    N782R               PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 1000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAKEFRONT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        REMARKS- LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED.EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT. LANDING GEAR OPERATED NORMALLY AFTER ACCIDENT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N782R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N782R-2013-05-09), registration cancelled 2013-05-09, S/N 14-126, built 1958 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DEHAVILLAND 1142X
- Registry model: [Dehavilland DH 114 HERON 2X](https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dh-114-heron-2x) (registry code 2800508) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Lakefront

## Other investigations on N782R (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 NYC74AN079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74AN079), Mar 26, 1974: Dehavilland DH114 (N782R), Philadelphia, PA, substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC70IN087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC70IN087), Feb 11, 1970: Dehavilland DH114 (N782R), Reading, PA, incident, minor 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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