# NTSB FTW68A0105: Armstrong AW-650, N602Z, Little Rock, AR, June 8, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: June 8, 1968
- Place: Little Rock, AR · LITTLE ROCK, AR
- Location: 34.7465° N, 92.2896° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Little Rock, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7465&lon=-92.2896&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 23, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 110678
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW68A0105
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW68A0105

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1-0060   68/6/8    LITTLE ROCK,ARK     ARMSTRONG AW-650    CR-  0  0  3  MILITARY CTR CARGO DOM    AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1927                    N602Z               PX-  0  0  0                            28, 8500 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            2931 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LITTLE ROCK AFB
        OPERATOR - UNIVERSAL AIRLINES,INC.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: EMERGENCY/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - HYDRAULIC FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LEAK/LEAKAGE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LANDED ON FOAMED RUNWAY
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- HYD LINE SEPARATED DUE TO OVERLOAD RESULTING FROM FAILURE OF DRAG STAY MOUNTING BOLTS IN R MAIN GR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N602Z (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: ARMSTRONG AW-650
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Little Rock Afb

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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