# NTSB FTW70AF045: Lockheed 18, N13VV, N.Little Rock, AR, January 2, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 2, 1970
- Place: N.Little Rock, AR · N.LITTLE ROCK, AR
- Location: 34.7695° N, 92.2671° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of North Little Rock, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7695&lon=-92.2671&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 11, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147384
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW70AF045
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW70AF045

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0003   70/1/2    N.LITTLE ROCK,ARK   LOCKHEED 18         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1215                    N13VV               PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      45, 7500 TOTAL HOURS, 250
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - N.LITTLE ROCK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          N.LITTLE ROCK,ARK           N.LITTLE ROCK,ARK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N13VV](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N13VV-1972-05-04), registration cancelled 1972-05-04, S/N 2497 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LOCKHEED 18
- Registry model: [Lockheed 18-56](https://openairdocs.org/model/lockheed-18-56) (registry code 5261642) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: N.Little Rock

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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